Where does “bagas” come from?

bagas (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

bagas (Bikol Central): rice seeds, used as food

Definitions

  1. rice seeds, used as food

Ancestry of “bagas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas →
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