Where does “ibani” come from?

ibani (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano iban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah, from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS.

Ancestry of “ibani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoibanthe difference; the quantity obtained after subtracting numbers
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ibahother
3Proto-Austronesian*ibaS—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS →