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
- The smallest local government unit in the...
Ancestry of “barangay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | balangay | a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *baraŋay | — |