Where does “bowaya” come from?

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

bowaya (Maranao): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “bowaya”, step by step

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