Where does “banwa” come from?

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

banwa (Hiligaynon): city, community, town

Definitions

  1. city, community, town

Ancestry of “banwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “banwa”

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