Where does “tublik” come from?

tublik (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

tublik (Tagalog): piston

Definitions

  1. piston

Ancestry of “tublik”, step by step

tublik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Tagalog tulak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtulakpush; shove
2Proto-Austronesian*tulak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →