Where does “tapsilugan” come from?

tapsilugan (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano tapsilog, from Cebuano silog, from Tagalog itlog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

tapsilugan (Tagalog): a restaurant or food stall that specializes in serving silog meals, especially tapsilog

Definitions

  1. a restaurant or food stall that specializes in serving silog meals, especially tapsilog

Ancestry of “tapsilugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotapsiloga serving of tapa with fried rice and fried egg
2Cebuanosiloga serving of fried rice and fried egg side by...
3Tagalogitlogegg; testicles; balls; zero score
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
5Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ