Where does “Magbanua” come from?

Magbanua (Cebuano) comes from Hiligaynon Magbanua, from Cebuano magbanwa, from Cebuano banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Magbanua (Cebuano): most common among Hiligaynon stock in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Soccsksargen

Definitions

  1. most common among Hiligaynon stock in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Soccsksargen

Ancestry of “Magbanua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HiligaynonMagbanua—
2Cebuanomagbanwa—
3Cebuanobanwacity, community, town; homeland
4Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
6Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →