Where does “dakbanwa” come from?

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

dakbanwa (Hiligaynon): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “dakbanwa”, step by step

dakbanwa 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 daku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynondakubig, large
2Proto-Philippine*dakəl—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →