Where does “bana” come from?
bana (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banah, from Proto-Austronesian *baNaS.
bana (Cebuano): a husband
Ancestry of “bana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *banah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *baNaS | — |
Words derived from “bana”