Where does “himanwa” come from?

himanwa (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “himanwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbanwamunicipality
2Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “himanwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →