Where does “palaban” come from?

palaban (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

palaban (Tagalog): feisty; belligerent

Definitions

  1. feisty; belligerent

Ancestry of “palaban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →