Where does “bawang” come from?

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

bawang (Maranao): onion, garlic

Definitions

  1. onion, garlic

Ancestry of “bawang”, step by step

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