Where does “Bughao” come from?

Bughao (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bughaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

Ancestry of “Bughao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobughawof the colour blue; the color blue
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Cebuano bughaw →
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