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Where does “barangay” come from?

barangay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano balangay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋay.

barangay (Cebuano): The smallest local government unit in the...

Definitions

  1. The smallest local government unit in the...

Ancestry of “barangay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalangaya type of wooden watercraft used by a group of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baraŋay—
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