Where does “halaba” come from?

halaba (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Germanic laba-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Ancestry of “halaba”, step by step

halaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic laba-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaba-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

via Bikol Central ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralha—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laba- →