Where does “isdang bugo” come from?

isdang bugo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano isda, from Proto-Philippine *sədaq — fish.

isdang bugo (Cebuano): a goby; any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae

Definitions

  1. a goby; any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae

Ancestry of “isdang bugo”, step by step

isdang bugo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano isda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoisdafish
2Proto-Philippine*sədaqfish

via Cebuano nga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanongaExpressing substance, composition; Expressing...

via Cebuano bugo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobugoa dunce; a stupid person; a goby; not bright or...
Every word from Proto-Philippine *sədaqEvery word from Cebuano isda