Where does “Magbanua” come from?

Magbanua (Tagalog) comes from Hiligaynon Magbanua, from Cebuano magbanwa, from Cebuano banwa, from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Magbanua (Tagalog): most common in Mindoro and Palawan

Definitions

  1. most common in Mindoro and Palawan

Ancestry of “Magbanua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HiligaynonMagbanua—
2Cebuanomagbanwa—
3Cebuanobanwacity, community, town; homeland
4Proto-Philippine*banuaq—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
6Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Philippine *banuaq →