Where does “palabog” come from?

palabog (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central labog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(m)bug.

Ancestry of “palabog”, step by step

palabog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central labog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallabog—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la(m)bug—

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(m)bug →Every word from Bikol Central labog →