Where does “magbuwis” come from?

magbuwis (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central buwis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis.

Ancestry of “magbuwis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbuwistax
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buhis
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhisEvery word from Bikol Central buwis
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