Where does “panghimalad” come from?

panghimalad (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano himalad, from Cebuano Palad, from Cebuano palad, from Proto-Austronesian pálag.

panghimalad (Cebuano): palmistry; telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand

Definitions

  1. palmistry; telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand

Ancestry of “panghimalad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohimaladpalm reading
2CebuanoPaladmostly concentrated in Misamis Oriental
3Cebuanopaladthe palm of the hand; the Indian goosegrass; the...
4Proto-Austronesianpálag—

Words derived from “panghimalad”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pálag →Every word from Cebuano palad →Every word from Cebuano Palad →