Where does “kabilang buhay” come from?

kabilang buhay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kabila, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Philippine *ka-.

kabilang buhay (Tagalog): afterlife

Definitions

  1. afterlife

Ancestry of “kabilang buhay”, step by step

kabilang buhay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kabila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkabilaopposite side of a street, river, etc
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Philippine*ka-—

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive

Words derived from “kabilang buhay”

Every word from Proto-Philippine *ka- →