Where does “Bitoon” come from?

Bitoon (Hiligaynon) comes from Cebuano bitoon, from Proto-Philippine bituən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

Bitoon (Hiligaynon): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “Bitoon”, step by step

Bitoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano bitoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobitoona star
2Proto-Philippinebituən
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
4Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

via Proto-Philippine *bituqən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*bituqən
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqənEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqənEvery word from Proto-Philippine bituən