Where does “tabang” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tabang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tabang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ →