Where does “Cayabyab” come from?
Cayabyab (Pangasinan) comes from Pangasinan kayabyab, from Tagalog yabyab — pounding of rice grains with a pestle in a mortar...
Ancestry of “Cayabyab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pangasinan | kayabyab | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | yabyab | pounding of rice grains with a pestle in a mortar... |