Where does “Kawayan” come from?
Kawayan (Cebuano) comes from Austronesian *kawayan.
Kawayan (Cebuano): any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
Definitions
- any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
Ancestry of “Kawayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *kawayan | — |