Where does “kulay-talong” come from?
kulay-talong (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talong, from Malay terung, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁rɗuŋ.
kulay-talong (Tagalog): eggplant-colored
Ancestry of “kulay-talong”, step by step
kulay-talong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog talong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | talong | eggplant US; aubergine UK |
| 2 | Malay | terung | aubergine, brinjal, eggplant; plant belonging to the family Solanaceae and genus Solanum that produces edible fruits |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₁rɗuŋ | — |
via Tagalog kulay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kulay | color |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *kuray | — |