Where does “boaya” come from?

boaya (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

Ancestry of “boaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
2Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →