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Where does “pangabit” come from?

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

pangabit (Cebuano): To fool around; To philander, to cuckold

Definitions

  1. To fool around; To philander, to cuckold

Ancestry of “pangabit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopang-of; for ; like
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋ-—
3Proto-Austronesianpaŋ-—

Words derived from “pangabit”

  • pagpangabit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋ- →