Where does “baye” come from?

baye (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

baye (Cebuano): female animal or plant

Definitions

  1. female animal or plant

Ancestry of “baye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
2Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “baye”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →