Where does “alambuhi” come from?
alambuhi (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kinabuhi, from Cebuano in, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
alambuhi (Cebuano): biology
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Ancestry of “alambuhi”, step by step
alambuhi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano kinabuhi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kinabuhi | life; existence |
| 2 | Cebuano | in | — |
| 3 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 4 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Cebuano sa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | sa | of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Cebuano kaalam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kaalam | — |