Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk, with root *-Cuk. Compare tuktok and hagtok. Cognate with Bikol Central ambalatok and Maranao balalatok (“woodpecker”).
balalatok (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜎᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk
balalatok