Where does “malipayon” come from?

malipayon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lipay — happy; to be happy.

malipayon (Cebuano): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “malipayon”, step by step

malipayon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lipay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolipayhappy; to be happy

via Cebuano ma- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -on

via Hiligaynon lipay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonlipayhappy; glad
Every word from Cebuano lipay