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Where does “hilabtanon” come from?

hilabtanon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hilabtan, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

hilabtanon (Cebuano): meddling; nosey; interloper

Definitions

  1. meddling; nosey; interloper

Ancestry of “hilabtanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohilabtan—
2Cebuano-anplace of
3Proto-Philippine*-an—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
5Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
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