Where does “buayahon” come from?

buayahon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano buaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

buayahon (Cebuano): keeps getting widowed; a woman who keeps getting...

Definitions

  1. keeps getting widowed; a woman who keeps getting...

Ancestry of “buayahon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuayaa crocodile; an alligator; a leather produced...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
3Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →Every word from Cebuano buaya →