Where does “talbustubo” come from?
talbustubo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tubo, from Proto-Philippine tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian Cubuq, from Proto-Turkic *čï̄p.
talbustubo (Tagalog): oriental whip snake
Definitions
- oriental whip snake
Ancestry of “talbustubo”, step by step
talbustubo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tubo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tubo | sprout; shoot; profit; sugarcane |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | tubuq | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tubuq | to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tubuq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Cubuq | plant sprout |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *čï̄p | — |
via Tagalog talbos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | talbos | tender growth of shoot or top at the tip of branches |