Where does “panalo” come from?

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

panalo (Tagalog): winner; victor

Definitions

  1. winner; victor

Ancestry of “panalo”, step by step

panalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog talo

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

via Tagalog salo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalocatching with one's hand of a ball, etc
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talu →Every word from Tagalog talo →