Where does “kamariyang-sungsong” come from?

kamariyang-sungsong (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sungsong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suŋsuŋ.

kamariyang-sungsong (Tagalog): Siberian motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus)

Definitions

  1. Siberian motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus)

Ancestry of “kamariyang-sungsong”, step by step

kamariyang-sungsong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sungsong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsungsongact of going against the current or wind such as when sailing
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suŋsuŋ—

via Tagalog kamariya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkamariya—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suŋsuŋ →Every word from Tagalog sungsong →