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Where does “bayabas” come from?
bayabas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish guayaba, from Arawakan guayabo.
bayabas
(Tagalog): guava
Definitions
guava
Ancestry of “bayabas”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
guayaba
guava
2
Arawakan
guayabo
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Words derived from “bayabas”
bayabasan
Every word from Arawakan guayabo →
Every word from Spanish guayaba →
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