Where does “banwa” come from?
banwa (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.
banwa (Bikol Central): municipality
Ancestry of “banwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *banuaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | banua | inhabited land |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |