Where does “bao” come from?

bao (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahu — smell.

bao (Maranao): smell; scent; odour

Definitions

  1. smell; scent; odour

Ancestry of “bao”, step by step

bao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahusmell

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahuqsmell
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahu →