Where does “kasubago” come from?
kasubago (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bago, from Proto-Philippine *baqʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.
Ancestry of “kasubago”, step by step
kasubago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central bago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | bago | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *baqʀu | new |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baqəʀu | new recently made or created |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *baqəʀuh | new |
via Bikol Central kaso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | kaso | — |