Where does “bantay butbot” come from?

bantay butbot (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano butbot — lie; To tell a lie, to lie.

bantay butbot (Cebuano): a clownfish

Definitions

  1. a clownfish

Ancestry of “bantay butbot”, step by step

bantay butbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano butbot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobutbotlie; To tell a lie, to lie

via Cebuano bantay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobantayguard; sentinel; watchman
Every word from Cebuano butbot