Where does “palupad” come from?

palupad (Bikol Central) comes from Cebuano lupad, from Proto-Philippine *ləpad.

Ancestry of “palupad”, step by step

palupad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lupad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanolupadTo fly; To be able to fly
2Proto-Philippine*ləpad—

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *ləpad →Every word from Cebuano lupad →