Where does “talusaling” come from?

talusaling (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talu.

talusaling (Tagalog): irritable; easily offended

Definitions

  1. irritable; easily offended

Ancestry of “talusaling”, step by step

talusaling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalodispute; argument; quarrel; defeat; loss; loser
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantalu—

via Tagalog saling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalingunintentional light touch
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talu →Every word from Tagalog talo →