Where does “lamang-dila” come from?

lamang-dila (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

lamang-dila (Tagalog): something mentioned, uttered, or brought up often

Definitions

  1. something mentioned, uttered, or brought up often

Ancestry of “lamang-dila”, step by step

lamang-dila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdilatongue
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
3Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
4Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—

via Tagalog laman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagaloglamanContents; Flesh, whether human or animal;...
2Proto-Philippine*lamán—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →