Where does “tabing-ilog” come from?

tabing-ilog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ilog, from Proto-Philippine *iluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ — river channel.

tabing-ilog (Tagalog): riverside; riverbank

Definitions

  1. riverside; riverbank

Ancestry of “tabing-ilog”, step by step

tabing-ilog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ilog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogilogriver
2Proto-Philippine*iluʀriver
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iluʀriver
4Proto-Austronesian*iluʀriver channel

via Tagalog tabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtabispace, place, or position beside or near a person...
2Malaytabiksalute, greeting
3Sanskritक्षन्तव्य—
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