Where does “bayabasan” come from?

bayabasan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bayabas, from Spanish guayabas, from Spanish guayaba, from Arawakan guayabo.

bayabasan (Cebuano): an area dominated by guava trees; a guava...

Definitions

  1. an area dominated by guava trees; a guava...

Ancestry of “bayabasan”, step by step

bayabasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano bayabas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobayabasguava
2Spanishguayabas
3Spanishguayabaguava
4Arawakanguayabo—

via Tagalog bayabas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbayabasguava
Every word from Arawakan guayabo →Every word from Spanish guayaba →Every word from Spanish guayabas →