Where does “bagong buwan” come from?

bagong buwan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buwan, from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

bagong buwan (Tagalog): new moon

Definitions

  1. new moon

Ancestry of “bagong buwan”, step by step

bagong buwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog buwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuwanmoon; month
2Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Tagalog bago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagonew; before, prior
2Tagalogbagunsakupinneocolonial
3Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
4Tagalogpagkaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →