Where does “bayawas” come from?

bayawas (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish guayabas, from Spanish guayaba, from Arawakan guayabo.

bayawas (Bikol Central): guava

Definitions

  1. guava

Ancestry of “bayawas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguayabas
2Spanishguayabaguava
3Arawakanguayabo—
Every word from Arawakan guayabo →Every word from Spanish guayaba →Every word from Spanish guayabas →