Where does “bukayo” come from?

bukayo (Cebuano) comes from Yoruba ayo, from Proto-Indo-European -yo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

bukayo (Cebuano): candied coconut meat

Definitions

  1. candied coconut meat

Ancestry of “bukayo”, step by step

bukayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ayo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaayowife
2Proto-Indo-European-yo—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu—
4Proto-Austronesian*iSu—

via Yoruba kún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakún—

Words derived from “bukayo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iSu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yo →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu →