Where does “kabukiran” come from?
kabukiran (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog bukid, from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.
kabukiran (Cebuano): mountains; the countryside, hinterland; mountain...
Definitions
- mountains; the countryside, hinterland; mountain...
Ancestry of “kabukiran”, step by step
kabukiran traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bukid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bukid | field; the countryside; a rural area; one's... |
| 2 | Tagalog | mag- | actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to... |
| 3 | Tagalog | sibuyas | onion |
| 4 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 5 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 6 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 7 | Latin | cēpa | onion |
via Tagalog ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -an | used to form abstract nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |
via Cebuano bukid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | bukid | a mountain; the countryside; a rural area; one's... |