Where does “habambuhay” come from?

habambuhay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Haba, from Spanish Java — Java programming language.

Ancestry of “habambuhay”, step by step

habambuhay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Haba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogHabalength; lengthiness
2SpanishJavaJava programming language

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
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