Where does “banwahanon” come from?

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

banwahanon (Hiligaynon): related to towns, municipalities or their government; civic

Definitions

  1. related to towns, municipalities or their government; civic

Ancestry of “banwahanon”, step by step

banwahanon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon banwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbanwacity, community, town
2Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

via Hiligaynon anon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonanon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →