Where does “bubo” come from?

bubo (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine bubu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu, from Proto-Austronesian bubu — fish trap.

bubo (Cebuano): to pour; to douse; to put out; to extinguish; a...

Definitions

  1. to pour; to douse; to put out; to extinguish; a...

Ancestry of “bubo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebubu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbubufish trap
3Proto-Austronesianbubufish trap

Words derived from “bubo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bubu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu →Every word from Proto-Philippine bubu →