Where does “lambang” come from?

lambang (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Nguni -lamba, from Proto-Bantu -dàmba — to be starved.

Ancestry of “lambang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguni-lambato become hungry
2Proto-Bantu-dàmbato be starved
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dàmba →Every word from Proto-Nguni -lamba →