Where does “hangyo kabayo” come from?
hangyo kabayo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kabayo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
hangyo kabayo (Cebuano): a shrewd way of acquiring something
Definitions
- a shrewd way of acquiring something
Ancestry of “hangyo kabayo”, step by step
hangyo kabayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano kabayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kabayo | a horse; a knight; a wooden stool with a toothed... |
| 2 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 3 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 4 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Cebuano hangyo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | hangyo | to request; to appeal; to haggle; to bargain; a... |