Where does “tubig gripo” come from?
tubig gripo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gripo, from Spanish grifo, from Old Spanish grifo.
tubig gripo (Tagalog): tap water
Ancestry of “tubig gripo”, step by step
tubig gripo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog gripo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | gripo | faucet; tap; spigot |
| 2 | Spanish | grifo | tap, faucet; petrol station, garage, filling... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | grifo | — |
via Tagalog tubig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tubig | water; talkative and dishonest |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tubiʀ | deep place in the water |