Where does “babay” come from?

babay (Agutaynen) comes from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

babay (Agutaynen): woman; girl

Definitions

  1. woman; girl

Ancestry of “babay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
2Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →