Where does “ikabilin og balay” come from?

ikabilin og balay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano balay, from Proto-Philippine balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

ikabilin og balay (Cebuano): trustworthy, responsible, and dependable; possessing qualities traditionally desired in a wife or long-term partner, wife material. It describes a woman who is loyal, protective of her family, and capable of managing a household honestly without engaging in reckless behavior, infidelity, or abandoni

Definitions

  1. trustworthy, responsible, and dependable; possessing qualities traditionally desired in a wife or long-term partner, wife material. It describes a woman who is loyal, protective of her family, and capable of managing a household honestly without engaging in reckless behavior, infidelity, or abandoni

Ancestry of “ikabilin og balay”, step by step

ikabilin og balay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano balay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalaya house
2Proto-Philippinebalayhouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Cebuano og

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoogIndefinite article, used as object marker for...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay