Where does “palupadan” come from?

palupadan (Masbatenyo) comes from Cebuano lupad, from Proto-Philippine *ləpad.

palupadan (Masbatenyo): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “palupadan”, step by step

palupadan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lupad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanolupadTo fly; To be able to fly
2Proto-Philippine*ləpad—

via Masbatenyo pa- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Masbatenyopa- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *ləpad →Every word from Cebuano lupad →