Where does “kabulig” come from?

kabulig (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon bulig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliR.

kabulig (Hiligaynon): assistant, helper

Definitions

  1. assistant, helper

Ancestry of “kabulig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbuligaid, help
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buliR—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliR →Every word from Hiligaynon bulig →