Where does “buhokon” come from?

buhokon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano buhok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

buhokon (Cebuano): hairy; To be covered with cut locks of hair

Definitions

  1. hairy; To be covered with cut locks of hair

Ancestry of “buhokon”, step by step

buhokon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano buhok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuhokhair
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Cebuano buhok →