Where does “butangi” come from?

butangi (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano i.

butangi (Cebuano): an expression of disappointed surprise

Definitions

  1. an expression of disappointed surprise

Ancestry of “butangi”, step by step

butangi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoi

via Cebuano butang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobutangthat which is considered to exist as a separate...
Every word from Cebuano i