Where does “bawang” come from?

bawang (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ.

bawang (Ilocano): garlic; gorge; inlet

Definitions

  1. garlic; gorge; inlet

Ancestry of “bawang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bawaŋ
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ
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