Where does “mag-uyab” come from?

mag-uyab (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mag-, from Austronesian *maʀ-.

mag-uyab (Cebuano): a couple; two partners in a romantic or sexual...

Definitions

  1. a couple; two partners in a romantic or sexual...

Ancestry of “mag-uyab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomag-actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
2Austronesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Austronesian *maʀ- →Every word from Cebuano mag- →