Where does “kalaban” come from?

kalaban (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban — to oppose; to go against someone.

kalaban (Tagalog): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “kalaban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglabanfight; quarrel; match; contest; game; a going...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*labanto oppose; to go against someone
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban →Every word from Tagalog laban →
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