Where does “palabi” come from?

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

palabi (Tagalog): by the lips

Definitions

  1. by the lips

Ancestry of “palabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
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