Where does “magkataling-puso” come from?

magkataling-puso (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusuq.

magkataling-puso (Tagalog): couple

Definitions

  1. couple

Ancestry of “magkataling-puso”, step by step

magkataling-puso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog puso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpusoheart; heart or blossom of a banana; ear of corn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pusuq

via Tagalog magkatali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagkatali
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusuq