Where does “Brunayuki” come from?

Brunayuki (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Brunei, from English Brunei, from Malay Brunei, from Sanskrit वरुण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

Brunayuki (Tagalog): Filipina who entertains the king or prince of Brunei and his guests as high class prostitutes

Definitions

  1. Filipina who entertains the king or prince of Brunei and his guests as high class prostitutes

Ancestry of “Brunayuki”, step by step

Brunayuki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Brunei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogBrunei
2EnglishBrunei
3MalayBrunei
4Sanskritवरुणocean; water; sun
5Proto-Indo-AryanHwárunas
6Proto-Indo-IranianHwárunas
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wér-u-nos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

via Tagalog japayuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogjapayukia Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution
2EnglishJapayuki-sanA Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an...
3EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
4DutchJapan
5MalayJepangJapanese
6Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
7Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas