Where does “tabilikod” come from?

tabilikod (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano likod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian likud, from Proto-Austronesian likud — back.

tabilikod (Cebuano): backdrop; backcloth

Definitions

  1. backdrop; backcloth

Ancestry of “tabilikod”, step by step

tabilikod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano likod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolikodthe back; the rear of the body, especially the...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlikudback
3Proto-Austronesianlikudback

via Cebuano tabil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotabilcover; obstruction; curtain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian likud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian likud →Every word from Cebuano likod →