Where does “linabhan” come from?
linabhan (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog labhan, from Tagalog laba, from English lava, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos — fox.
linabhan (Cebuano): washed or cleaned laundry
Definitions
- washed or cleaned laundry
Ancestry of “linabhan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | labhan | to wash clothes; to launder |
| 2 | Tagalog | laba | washing of clothes; laundering; laundry |
| 3 | English | lava | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its... |
| 4 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 6 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 7 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 8 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 9 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 10 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 11 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |