Where does “bugaw” come from?
bugaw (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw.
bugaw (Cebuano): pimp, pander; drive away, shoo
Definitions
- pimp, pander; drive away, shoo
Ancestry of “bugaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *buʀaw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *buʀaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *buʀaw | — |