Where does “kulebrang-tubig” come from?

kulebrang-tubig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tubig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ — deep place in the water.

kulebrang-tubig (Tagalog): shingles; herpes zoster

Definitions

  1. shingles; herpes zoster

Ancestry of “kulebrang-tubig”, step by step

kulebrang-tubig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tubig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water

via Tagalog kulebra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulebra—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ →Every word from Tagalog tubig →