Where does “kalibotan” come from?

kalibotan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano libot, from Proto-Philippine *libut.

kalibotan (Cebuano): having royal lineage through all four...

Definitions

  1. having royal lineage through all four...

Ancestry of “kalibotan”, step by step

kalibotan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano libot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolibotaround; to go around; to orbit
2Proto-Philippine*libut—

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

Words derived from “kalibotan”

Every word from Proto-Philippine *libut →Every word from Cebuano libot →