Where does “tinalong” come from?

tinalong (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog talong, from Malay terung, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁rɗuŋ.

tinalong (Tagalog): a type of banana, Musa acuminata (AA group)

Definitions

  1. a type of banana, Musa acuminata (AA group)

Ancestry of “tinalong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalongeggplant US; aubergine UK
2Malayterungaubergine, brinjal, eggplant; plant belonging to the family Solanaceae and genus Solanum that produces edible fruits
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₁rɗuŋ—
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