Where does “iba insik” come from?

iba insik (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano insik, from Hokkien 引叔.

iba insik (Cebuano): the gooseberry tree; the fruit of this tree

Definitions

  1. the gooseberry tree; the fruit of this tree

Ancestry of “iba insik”, step by step

iba insik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano insik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoinsikthe Chinese people, language, or culture
2Hokkien引叔—

via Cebuano iba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoibathe cucumber tree (Averrhoa bilimbi); a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa of the family Oxalidaceae
Every word from Hokkien 引叔 →Every word from Cebuano insik →