Where does “magbanwa” come from?

magbanwa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “magbanwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobanwacity, community, town; homeland
2Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “magbanwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →
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