Where does “manambalay” come from?

manambalay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tambal — a medicine; an antidote; a cure.

manambalay (Cebuano): medicine man

Definitions

  1. medicine man

Ancestry of “manambalay”, step by step

manambalay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tambal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotambala medicine; an antidote; a cure

via Cebuano man- -ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoman- -ay
Every word from Cebuano tambal