Where does “kulbahinam” come from?

kulbahinam (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kulba, from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

kulbahinam (Cebuano): sensational

Definitions

  1. sensational

Ancestry of “kulbahinam”, step by step

kulbahinam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kulba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokulbato perturb; to disturb; to bother or unsettle
2Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
3Proto-Austronesian*-a—

via Cebuano hinam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohinam—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-a →Every word from Cebuano -a →Every word from Cebuano kulba →