Where does “bugaw” come from?

bugaw (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw — drive off, chase away, expel.

bugaw (Cebuano): pimp, pander; drive away, shoo

Definitions

  1. pimp, pander; drive away, shoo

Ancestry of “bugaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*buʀaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel
3Proto-Austronesian*buʀawdrive off, chase away, expel

Words derived from “bugaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *buʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw →