Where does “pag-ibig” come from?

pag-ibig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

pag-ibig (Tagalog): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “pag-ibig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogibigliking
2Proto-Germanicibahsivy
3Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing

Words derived from “pag-ibig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ibahs →Every word from Tagalog ibig →