Where does “malabon” come from?

malabon (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog labon, from German habēn, from Middle High German han, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

malabon (Tagalog): silted; having many silt deposits

Definitions

  1. silted; having many silt deposits

Ancestry of “malabon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglabonsilt; silt deposit
2Germanhabēn—
3Middle High Germanhanto have
4Old High Germanhanocock (male chicken), rooster
5Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “malabon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanō →
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