Where does “kabangis” come from?

kabangis (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon bangis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis.

kabangis (Hiligaynon): fierceness, ferocity

Definitions

  1. fierceness, ferocity

Ancestry of “kabangis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbangisfierceness, inhuman, violent; brutality, cruelty;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*beŋis—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis →Every word from Hiligaynon bangis →