Where does “magkabayo” come from?

magkabayo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kabayo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

magkabayo (Cebuano): to sit or ride on something like riding a horse

Definitions

  1. to sit or ride on something like riding a horse

Ancestry of “magkabayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokabayoa horse; a knight; a wooden stool with a toothed...
2Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
3New Latincavallushorse
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballosEvery word from Latin caballusEvery word from New Latin cavallus
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