Where does “baga” come from?

baga (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

baga (Hiligaynon): charcoal, cinder, coal, light

Definitions

  1. charcoal, cinder, coal, light

Ancestry of “baga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
2Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah →