Where does “patabang” come from?

patabang (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tabang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN — head trophy trophy taken in headhunting.

Ancestry of “patabang”, step by step

patabang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central tabang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltabang—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tabaŋ—
3Proto-Austronesian*tabaNhead trophy trophy taken in headhunting

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ →Every word from Bikol Central tabang →