Where does “baya” come from?

baya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish baya, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

baya (Tagalog): bay-colored female horse

Definitions

  1. bay-colored female horse

Ancestry of “baya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbayaberry
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →Every word from Latin badius →Every word from Old French bai →