[An-lang] Etymology of BALARILA

[Christopher Sundita]

Hello,

Any ideas on the etymology of the Tagalog word BALARILA, meaning "grammar?"  It
appears to be based on the word DILA, but what would BALA mean? I attempted to
look it up in Dr. Zorc's "Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino" but it
wasn't listed.

Thanks,

--Chris
http://salitablog.blogspot.com


		
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