Where does “humbaa” come from?

humbaa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

Ancestry of “humbaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
2Proto-Austronesian*-a
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-aEvery word from Cebuano -a
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