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

panagang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopanbread
2SpanishPANbread
3Old Spanishpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Cebuano sagang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaganga shield; anything that protects or defends;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Latin pānisEvery word from Old Spanish pan