Where does “bahiya” come from?

bahiya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish bahía, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

bahiya (Cebuano): a bay; a body of water more or less...

Definitions

  1. a bay; a body of water more or less...

Ancestry of “bahiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbahíabay
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →Every word from Latin badius →Every word from Old French bai →