Where does “pagpangabit” come from?

pagpangabit (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pangabit, from Cebuano pang-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian paŋ-.

pagpangabit (Cebuano): philandering; cuckoldry

Definitions

  1. philandering; cuckoldry

Ancestry of “pagpangabit”, step by step

pagpangabit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pangabit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanopangabitTo fool around; To philander, to cuckold
2Cebuanopang-indicating multiple of the action
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋ-—
4Proto-Austronesianpaŋ-—

via Cebuano pag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopag—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋ- →Every word from Cebuano pang- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋ- →