Where does “Panganiban” come from?

Panganiban (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog Panganiban, from Tagalog panganib, from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

Panganiban (Cebuano): most common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Davao Region

Definitions

  1. most common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Davao Region

Ancestry of “Panganiban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPanganibancommon in Batangas and Quezon
2Tagalogpanganibdanger
3Tagalogpang-Used to form nouns indicating instruments or...
4Tagalogkamatistomato
5Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
6Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
7Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →