Where does “tubig-alat” come from?

tubig-alat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tubig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ — deep place in the water.

tubig-alat (Tagalog): saltwater

Definitions

  1. saltwater

Ancestry of “tubig-alat”, step by step

tubig-alat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tubig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water

via Tagalog alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalatsalty
2Proto-Philippine*aDat—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ →Every word from Tagalog tubig →