Where does “biyuda” come from?

biyuda (Cebuano) comes from Spanish viuda, from Old Spanish viuda, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.

biyuda (Cebuano): a widow; to become a widow; widowed

Definitions

  1. a widow; to become a widow; widowed

Ancestry of “biyuda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishviudawidow; dowager; feminine singular of viudo
2Old Spanishviuda—
3Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
4Proto-Italic*wiðowā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Old Spanish viuda →