Where does “hikot sa palitina” come from?

hikot sa palitina (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

hikot sa palitina (Cebuano): to be "hitched," married, or formally committed to a long-term partner

Definitions

  1. to be "hitched," married, or formally committed to a long-term partner

Ancestry of “hikot sa palitina”, step by step

hikot sa palitina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Cebuano hikot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohikota bind; a tie; a binding; To knot, to tie a knot
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →