Where does “banwa” come from?

banwa (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

banwa (Tagalog): town; native land; country

Definitions

  1. town; native land; country

Ancestry of “banwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “banwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →