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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Brunei | — |
| 2 | English | Brunei | — |
| 3 | Malay | Brunei | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वरुण | ocean; water; sun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hwárunas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwárunas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wér-u-nos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wer- | broad |
via Tagalog japayuki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | japayuki | a Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution |
| 2 | English | Japayuki-san | A Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an... |
| 3 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 4 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 5 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 6 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |