Where does “tigbahin” come from?

tigbahin (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tig, from Cebuano tig- — Used to form agent nouns.

tigbahin (Cebuano): divisor; number that divides the dividend

Definitions

  1. divisor; number that divides the dividend

Ancestry of “tigbahin”, step by step

tigbahin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotiga gofer; a worker who runs errands
2Cebuanotig-Used to form agent nouns

via Cebuano bahin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobahinto divide; divide
Every word from Cebuano tig- →Every word from Cebuano tig →