Where does “bonga” come from?

bonga (Spanish) comes from Tagalog bunga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bonga (Spanish): silk-cotton tree

Definitions

  1. silk-cotton tree

Ancestry of “bonga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbungafruit; result; effect; consequence; The areca...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Tagalog bunga →