Where does “halakbang” come from?

halakbang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lakbang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lak(e)baŋ.

Ancestry of “halakbang”, step by step

halakbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central lakbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallakbang—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lak(e)baŋ—

via Bikol Central ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralha—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lak(e)baŋ →Every word from Bikol Central lakbang →