Where does “palaibunan” come from?
palaibunan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ibon, from Tagalog dalub-, from Tagalog dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
palaibunan (Tagalog): ornithology
Definitions
- ornithology
Ancestry of “palaibunan”, step by step
palaibunan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ibon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ibon | bird; penis |
| 2 | Tagalog | dalub- | expert |
| 3 | Tagalog | dalubhasa | expert |
| 4 | Malay | jurubahasa | interpreter |
| 5 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |
via Tagalog pala- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pala- -an | Refers to something or someplace that the root is frequently performed or practiced |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |