Where does “kasumbagay” come from?

kasumbagay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sumbagay, from Cebuano -ay.

kasumbagay (Cebuano): One's opponent in a fistfight

Definitions

  1. One's opponent in a fistfight

Ancestry of “kasumbagay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosumbagaya fight using bare fists; a fistfight
2Cebuano-ay—
Every word from Cebuano -ay →Every word from Cebuano sumbagay →