Where does “lupa langit” come from?

lupa langit (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Langit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

lupa langit (Cebuano): A variation of hot lava where an it would chase...

Definitions

  1. A variation of hot lava where an it would chase...

Ancestry of “lupa langit”, step by step

lupa langit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Langit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoLangitthe sky
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
3Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Cebuano lupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolupa
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiCEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋitEvery word from Cebuano Langit