Where does “kabalikan” come from?

kabalikan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

kabalikan (Tagalog): reverse; opposite; inverse

Definitions

  1. reverse; opposite; inverse

Ancestry of “kabalikan”, step by step

kabalikan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →
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