Where does “mapabalik” come from?

mapabalik (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

mapabalik (Tagalog): to be able to be asked to return; to be able to be asked to something back

Definitions

  1. to be able to be asked to return; to be able to be asked to something back

Ancestry of “mapabalik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →