Where does “abyan” come from?

abyan (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon abay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abay.

abyan (Hiligaynon): friend; buddy

Definitions

  1. friend; buddy

Ancestry of “abyan”, step by step

abyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon abay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonabayto enter, join; to associate, mingle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*abay—

via Hiligaynon an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abay →Every word from Hiligaynon abay →