Where does “buboi” come from?

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

buboi (Cebuano): imperative of bubo

Definitions

  1. imperative of bubo

Ancestry of “buboi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuboto pour; to douse; to put out; to extinguish; a...
2Proto-Philippinebubu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbubufish trap
4Proto-Austronesianbubufish trap
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bubu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bubu →Every word from Proto-Philippine bubu →