Where does “turok banwa” come from?

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

turok banwa (Cebuano): wild; growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans

Definitions

  1. wild; growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans

Ancestry of “turok banwa”, step by step

turok banwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano banwa

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

via Cebuano turok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoturok—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →