Where does “kanibal” come from?

kanibal (Cebuano) comes from English cannibal, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.

kanibal (Cebuano): a cannibal

Definitions

  1. a cannibal

Ancestry of “kanibal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannibalAn organism which eats others of its own species...
2Spanishcaníbalcannibalistic; cannibal
3SpanishcaríbalObsolete spelling of caníbal
4SpanishCaribeCaribbean
Every word from Spanish Caribe →Every word from Spanish caríbal →Every word from Spanish caníbal →