Where does “baga” come from?

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

baga (Maranao): ember

Definitions

  1. ember

Ancestry of “baga”, step by step

baga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
2Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal

via Proto-Austronesian *baʀa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*baʀa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah →