Where does “Caibigan” come from?

Caibigan (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog Caibigan, from Tagalog kaibigan, from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

Caibigan (Cebuano): common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental (particularly in Metro Cagayan de Oro)

Definitions

  1. common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental (particularly in Metro Cagayan de Oro)

Ancestry of “Caibigan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogCaibigancommon in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro
2Tagalogkaibiganfriend, pal; fiance, fiancee, betrothed; lover,...
3Tagalogibigliking
4Proto-Germanicibahsivy
5Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing
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