Where does “bibig-kataba” come from?

bibig-kataba (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kataba, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

bibig-kataba (Tagalog): talkative

Definitions

  1. talkative

Ancestry of “bibig-kataba”, step by step

bibig-kataba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kataba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkatababanded archerfish
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

via Tagalog bibig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbibigmouth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
3Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →