Where does “magbulakbol” come from?
magbulakbol (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bulakbol, from English blackball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
magbulakbol (Tagalog): to play truant; to skip school
Definitions
- to play truant; to skip school
Ancestry of “magbulakbol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bulakbol | truancy from school or work |
| 2 | English | blackball | A rejection; a vote against admitting someone; A... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |