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

  1. God forbid; knock on wood

Ancestry of “simbako”, step by step

simbako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokomy, mine, by me
2Cebuanoako1st person direct-marked pronoun: I, me
3Proto-Philippine*aku—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
5Proto-Austronesianaku—

via Cebuano simba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosimbato adore; to go to church; to attend church...
2Malaysembahto worship
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku →Every word from Proto-Philippine *aku →