Where does “kaatubang” come from?

kaatubang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central atubang, from Proto-Philippine *atúbaŋ.

Ancestry of “kaatubang”, step by step

kaatubang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central atubang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralatubang—
2Proto-Philippine*atúbaŋ—

via Bikol Central ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *atúbaŋ →