Where does “Bohol” come from?

Bohol (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Bohol, from Cebuano bohol, from Spanish Vohol.

Ancestry of “Bohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBohol—
2Cebuanobohola bread roll with a rounded cube shape
3SpanishVohol—
Every word from Spanish Vohol →Every word from Cebuano bohol →Every word from Spanish Bohol →