Where does “pagkahimanwa” come from?
pagkahimanwa (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central kahimanwa, from Bikol Central himanwa, from Bikol Central banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.
Ancestry of “pagkahimanwa”, step by step
pagkahimanwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central kahimanwa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | kahimanwa | — |
| 2 | Bikol Central | himanwa | — |
| 3 | Bikol Central | banwa | municipality |
| 4 | Proto-Philippine | *banuaq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | banua | inhabited land |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |
via Bikol Central pag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pag | — |