Where does “tungalat” come from?

tungalat (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano tunga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq — centre; half.

tungalat (Tagalog): radiator

Definitions

  1. radiator

Ancestry of “tungalat”, step by step

tungalat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotungahalf; the center of a circle; the center of a...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half

via Tagalog kalat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalattrash; diffused
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq →Every word from Cebuano tunga →