Where does “kaalibay” come from?

kaalibay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog alibay, from English alibi, from French alibi, from Latin alibi, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

kaalibay (Tagalog): a person one has or will be exchanging items with

Definitions

  1. a person one has or will be exchanging items with

Ancestry of “kaalibay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalibayalibi
2EnglishalibiThe plea or mode of defense under which a person...
3Frenchalibialibi
4Latinalibielsewhere, somewhere else
5Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
6Proto-Italicaljosanother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-