Where does “libak” come from?

libak (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine libak — to attack from a hidden spot.

libak (Cebuano): To backbite; to backstab; backbiting

Definitions

  1. To backbite; to backstab; backbiting

Ancestry of “libak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelibakto attack from a hidden spot

Words derived from “libak

Every word from Proto-Philippine libak