Where does “sulit-tanong” come from?

sulit-tanong (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Sulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulit.

sulit-tanong (Tagalog): cross-examination; cross-questioning

Definitions

  1. cross-examination; cross-questioning

Ancestry of “sulit-tanong”, step by step

sulit-tanong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Sulit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogSulitworth the money; reasonably priced; cost-effective of a product or service
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sulit—

via Tagalog tanong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtanongquestion
2Malaytenungto gaze fixedly; to stare

Words derived from “sulit-tanong”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulit →Every word from Tagalog Sulit →