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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomagbanwa—
2Cebuanobanwacity, community, town; homeland
3Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
5Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “Magbanua”

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