Where does “bahagbahag” come from?

bahagbahag (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bahag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ — loincloth.

bahagbahag (Cebuano): The sea cucumber Synapta maculata

Definitions

  1. The sea cucumber Synapta maculata

Ancestry of “bahagbahag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobahaga type of loincloth that was commonly used...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bahaʀloincloth
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ →Every word from Cebuano bahag →
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