Where does “pagtalunan” come from?
pagtalunan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talon, from Spanish talón, from Vulgar Latin *tālō.
pagtalunan (Tagalog): to quarrel for
Definitions
- to quarrel for
Ancestry of “pagtalunan”, step by step
pagtalunan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog talon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | talon | jump; leap from a height |
| 2 | Spanish | talón | heel; check |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *tālō | — |
via Tagalog talo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | talo | dispute; argument; quarrel; defeat; loss; loser |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | talu | — |
via Tagalog pag- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pag- -an | Object trigger - perform the action of the verb on/ at/ to/ in something or someone |