Where does “sablay” come from?

sablay (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.

sablay (Cebuano): to hang; to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like

Definitions

  1. to hang; to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like

Ancestry of “sablay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*sab(e)láy
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy