Where does “buwan” come from?

buwan (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

buwan (Cebuano): the Earth's moon; the planet's only natural...

Definitions

  1. the Earth's moon; the planet's only natural...

Ancestry of “buwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

Words derived from “buwan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →