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 Suluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine huluʀ →