Where does “paging-bulik” come from?

paging-bulik (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pagi, from Proto-Philippine paʀih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

paging-bulik (Tagalog): reticulate whipray (Himantura uarnak)

Definitions

  1. reticulate whipray (Himantura uarnak)

Ancestry of “paging-bulik”, step by step

paging-bulik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagistingray
2Proto-Philippinepaʀih—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
4Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray

via Tagalog bulik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbulik—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Proto-Philippine paʀih →