Where does “paralaba” come from?

paralaba (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Germanic laba-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Ancestry of “paralaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaba-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laba- →
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