Where does “babaylan” come from?

babaylan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano babaye, from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

babaylan (Cebuano): in pre-colonial Cebu; a woman, sometimes an...

Definitions

  1. in pre-colonial Cebu; a woman, sometimes an...

Ancestry of “babaylan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “babaylan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →Every word from Cebuano babaye →
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