Where does “badbara” come from?

badbara (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

Ancestry of “badbara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
2Proto-Austronesian*-a
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-aEvery word from Cebuano -a