Where does “buwanon” come from?

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

buwanon (Cebuano): lit by moonlight; moonlit; moody; given to sudden...

Definitions

  1. lit by moonlight; moonlit; moody; given to sudden...

Ancestry of “buwanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuwanthe Earth's moon; the planet's only natural...
2Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →