Where does “isanlibo” come from?
isanlibo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog libo, from Malay ribu, from Proto-Malayic *ribu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu — thousand.
Ancestry of “isanlibo”, step by step
isanlibo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog libo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | libo | thousand |
| 2 | Malay | ribu | thousand; million |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *ribu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ʀibu | thousand |
via Tagalog isa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | isa | one |
| 2 | Arabic | عِيسَى | Jesus |
| 3 | Hebrew | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | Joshua |