Where does “kababayin-an” come from?

kababayin-an (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano babaye, from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

kababayin-an (Cebuano): womenfolk

Definitions

  1. womenfolk

Ancestry of “kababayin-an”, step by step

kababayin-an traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano babaye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobabayea female; a girl, a lady or a woman; feminine,...
2Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →Every word from Cebuano babaye →
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