Where does “kaibigan” come from?

kaibigan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

kaibigan (Tagalog): friend, pal; fiance, fiancee, betrothed; lover,...

Definitions

  1. friend, pal; fiance, fiancee, betrothed; lover,...

Ancestry of “kaibigan”, step by step

kaibigan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ibig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogibigliking
2Proto-Germanicibahsivy
3Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

Words derived from “kaibigan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ibahs →Every word from Tagalog ibig →
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