Where does “mahuyang” come from?

mahuyang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano huyang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huyaŋ.

mahuyang (Cebuano): effeminate male homosexual; weakling

Definitions

  1. effeminate male homosexual; weakling

Ancestry of “mahuyang”, step by step

mahuyang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano huyang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohuyangweak; feeble; to loosen something nailed or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuyaŋ

via Cebuano ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huyaŋEvery word from Cebuano huyang