Where does “kabaligtaran” come from?

kabaligtaran (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baligtad, from Proto-Philippine *balikətád.

kabaligtaran (Tagalog): opposite; reverse; anastrophe

Definitions

  1. opposite; reverse; anastrophe

Ancestry of “kabaligtaran”, step by step

kabaligtaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog baligtad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbaligtadreverse; opposite; inside out
2Proto-Philippine*balikətád—

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *balikətád →Every word from Tagalog baligtad →