Where does “singkahulugan” come from?

singkahulugan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kahulugan, from Tagalog hulog, from Proto-Philippine huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Suluʀ.

singkahulugan (Tagalog): synonym

Definitions

  1. synonym

Ancestry of “singkahulugan”, step by step

singkahulugan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kahulugan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkahulugandefinition
2Tagaloghulogfall; failure in an examination; installment
3Proto-Philippinehuluʀ
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuluʀto fall
5Proto-AustronesianSuluʀ

via Tagalog sing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsing
Every word from Proto-Austronesian SuluʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀEvery word from Proto-Philippine huluʀ
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