Where does “buhay-pag-ibig” come from?

buhay-pag-ibig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pag-ibig, from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

buhay-pag-ibig (Tagalog): love life

Definitions

  1. love life

Ancestry of “buhay-pag-ibig”, step by step

buhay-pag-ibig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pag-ibig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag-ibiglove
2Tagalogibigliking
3Proto-Germanicibahsivy
4Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
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