Where does “kanding-kanding” come from?

kanding-kanding (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kanding, from Proto-Philippine kambiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *kambiŋ.

kanding-kanding (Cebuano): an item resembling a goat

Definitions

  1. an item resembling a goat

Ancestry of “kanding-kanding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokandinga goat; the meat from a goat; chevon; the meat...
2Proto-Philippinekambiŋ—
3Proto-Austronesian*kambiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kambiŋ →Every word from Proto-Philippine kambiŋ →Every word from Cebuano kanding →
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