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Where does “panagang” come from?

panagang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pan, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panagang (Cebuano): a talisman; a magical object worn for protection...

Definitions

  1. a talisman; a magical object worn for protection...

Ancestry of “panagang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopanbread
2SpanishPAN—
3Old Spanishpan—
4Latinpānis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →