Where does “magbulig” come from?

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

magbulig (Hiligaynon): to aid, to help

Definitions

  1. to aid, to help

Ancestry of “magbulig”, step by step

magbulig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon bulig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbuligaid, help
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buliR—

via Hiligaynon mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonmag—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliR →Every word from Hiligaynon bulig →