Where does “palibot” come from?

palibot (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano libot, from Proto-Philippine *libut.

palibot (Cebuano): surroundings; ambiance; circumference

Definitions

  1. surroundings; ambiance; circumference

Ancestry of “palibot”, step by step

palibot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano libot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolibotaround; to go around; to orbit
2Proto-Philippine*libut—

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—

Words derived from “palibot”

Every word from Proto-Philippine *libut →Every word from Cebuano libot →