Where does “pagtaluhan” come from?

pagtaluhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talu.

pagtaluhan (Tagalog): to quarrel

Definitions

  1. to quarrel

Ancestry of “pagtaluhan”, step by step

pagtaluhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalodispute; argument; quarrel; defeat; loss; loser
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantalu

via Tagalog pag- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag- -han
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taluEvery word from Tagalog talo