Where does “mabuntagan” come from?

mabuntagan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano buntag — morning.

mabuntagan (Cebuano): to be overtaken by morning

Definitions

  1. to be overtaken by morning

Ancestry of “mabuntagan”, step by step

mabuntagan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano buntag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuntagmorning

via Cebuano ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -an
Every word from Cebuano buntag