Where does “bitoon” come from?

bitoon (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine bituən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

bitoon (Cebuano): a star

Definitions

  1. a star

Ancestry of “bitoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebituən—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
3Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

Words derived from “bitoon”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Philippine bituən →