Where does “kahambugan” come from?

kahambugan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central hambog, from Proto-Philippine hambug.

Ancestry of “kahambugan”, step by step

kahambugan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central hambog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralhambog
2Proto-Philippinehambug

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an
Every word from Proto-Philippine hambug
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