Where does “anak-babaye” come from?

anak-babaye (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak-babaye (Cebuano): a daughter; one's female offspring

Definitions

  1. a daughter; one's female offspring

Ancestry of “anak-babaye”, step by step

anak-babaye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanaka child; daughter or son, regardless of age; to...
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Cebuano babaye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobabayea female; a girl, a lady or a woman; feminine,...
2Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
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