Where does “Bunye” come from?
Bunye (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bunyi, from Malay bunyi, from Proto-Malayic buñi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buñi.
Ancestry of “Bunye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bunyi | — |
| 2 | Malay | bunyi | sound |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | buñi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buñi | — |