Where does “mabungahon” come from?

mabungahon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bunga, from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

mabungahon (Cebuano): producing fruits in abundance; fertile; fruitful;...

Definitions

  1. producing fruits in abundance; fertile; fruitful;...

Ancestry of “mabungahon”, step by step

mabungahon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobungaa fruit; a nut; a yield; a product; the quantity...
2Proto-Philippine*buŋa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Cebuano ma- -hon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -hon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Philippine *buŋa →