Where does “magkambiyo” come from?
magkambiyo (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central kambiyo, from Spanish cambio, from Spanish cambiar, from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos — to bend; crooked; crooked.
Ancestry of “magkambiyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | kambiyo | — |
| 2 | Spanish | cambio | change, shift; exchange rate; gear |
| 3 | Spanish | cambiar | to change, to shift, to switch, to alter; to... |
| 4 | Latin | cambiāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 6 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 7 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |