Where does “Magbanua” come from?
Magbanua (Hiligaynon) comes from Cebuano magbanwa, from Cebuano banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.
Ancestry of “Magbanua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | magbanwa | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | banwa | city, community, town; homeland |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *banuaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | banua | inhabited land |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |