Where does “kabibeng-tainga” come from?

kabibeng-tainga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tainga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa — ear.

kabibeng-tainga (Tagalog): ear shell; abalone

Definitions

  1. ear shell; abalone

Ancestry of “kabibeng-tainga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaingaear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaliŋaear
3Proto-AustronesianCaliŋaear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa →Every word from Tagalog tainga →