Where does “ibahin” come from?

ibahin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog iba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah, from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS.

ibahin (Tagalog): to make different; to alter

Definitions

  1. to make different; to alter

Ancestry of “ibahin”, step by step

ibahin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog iba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogibaother, another; different
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ibahother
3Proto-Austronesian*ibaS—

via Tagalog bahin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogbahinDated form of bahing
2Proto-Philippine*bahən—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bahən—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS →