Where does “kalimbahin-lihim” come from?

kalimbahin-lihim (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lihim.

kalimbahin-lihim (Tagalog): coconut with husk that is green outside and pink inside when unripe, said to be a cure for dysentery

Definitions

  1. coconut with husk that is green outside and pink inside when unripe, said to be a cure for dysentery

Ancestry of “kalimbahin-lihim”, step by step

kalimbahin-lihim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lihim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglihimsecret
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlihim

via Tagalog kalimbahin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalimbahincoconut (with a pinkish ring at the base of the stalk but the rest of the husk is yellowish or tan-colored)
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lihimEvery word from Tagalog lihim
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