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Where does “libak” come from?

libak (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine libak — to attack from a hidden spot.

libak (Tagalog): mockery; derision; ridicule; insult

Definitions

  1. mockery; derision; ridicule; insult

Ancestry of “libak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelibakto attack from a hidden spot
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