Where does “pusong-bakal” come from?

pusong-bakal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bakal, from Proto-Philippine *bakal, from Malay bakal, from Old Javanese bakal, from Proto-Austroasiatic *[b]kəl[ ].

pusong-bakal (Tagalog): iron-hearted; hardhearted; without compassion

Definitions

  1. iron-hearted; hardhearted; without compassion

Ancestry of “pusong-bakal”, step by step

pusong-bakal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bakal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbakaliron
2Proto-Philippine*bakal—
3Malaybakalfuture; prospective; candidate; expectant used before a noun to indicate what someone or something will become
4Old Javanesebakalfuture, prospective
5Proto-Austroasiatic*[b]kəl[ ]—

via Tagalog puso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpusoheart; heart or blossom of a banana; ear of corn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pusuq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *[b]kəl[ ] →