Where does “banwaanon” come from?

banwaanon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

banwaanon (Cebuano): benevolent forest creature, often portrayed as having Caucasian features

Definitions

  1. benevolent forest creature, often portrayed as having Caucasian features

Ancestry of “banwaanon”, step by step

banwaanon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano banwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobanwacity, community, town; homeland
2Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

via Cebuano anon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →