Where does “habing-kamay” come from?

habing-kamay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kamay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay — hand.

habing-kamay (Tagalog): handwoven

Definitions

  1. handwoven

Ancestry of “habing-kamay”, step by step

habing-kamay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kamay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkamayhand; something that resembles a human hand;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kamayhand
3Proto-Austronesian*kamayhand

via Tagalog habi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghabiweave; pattern of weave
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*habəl—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kamay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay →Every word from Tagalog kamay →
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