Where does “sablayan” come from?

sablayan (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon sablay, from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.

sablayan (Hiligaynon): clothesline

Definitions

  1. clothesline

Ancestry of “sablayan”, step by step

sablayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon sablay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonsablayto hang clothing over a chair
2Proto-Philippine*sab(e)láy—

via Hiligaynon an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonan—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy →Every word from Hiligaynon sablay →