Where does “bana” come from?
bana (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano bana, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banah, from Proto-Austronesian *baNaS.
bana (Tagalog): watery lowland; swamp; marsh; husband
Definitions
- watery lowland; swamp; marsh; husband
Ancestry of “bana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | bana | a husband |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *banah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *baNaS | — |