Where does “bilanggo” come from?

bilanggo (Hiligaynon) comes from Cebuano bilanggo — sheriff; constable; prisoner; to imprison.

bilanggo (Hiligaynon): imprison, incarcerate, confine; prisoner

Definitions

  1. imprison, incarcerate, confine; prisoner

Ancestry of “bilanggo”, step by step

bilanggo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano bilanggo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobilanggosheriff; constable; prisoner; to imprison

via Tamil விலங்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவிலங்குto be transverse

Words derived from “bilanggo”

Every word from Cebuano bilanggo →