Where does “simbako” come from?
simbako (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ko, from Cebuano ako, from Proto-Philippine *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.
simbako (Cebuano): God forbid; knock on wood
Definitions
- God forbid; knock on wood
Ancestry of “simbako”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ko | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | ako | — |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *aku | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aku | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aku | — |