Where does “bahay-pukyutan” come from?
bahay-pukyutan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog báhay — house, home.
bahay-pukyutan (Tagalog): beehive
Definitions
- beehive
Ancestry of “bahay-pukyutan”, step by step
bahay-pukyutan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog báhay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | báhay | house, home |
via Tagalog pukyutan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pukyutan | Philippine giant honey bee (Apis dorsata) |