Where does “bayo” come from?
bayo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bayo, from Spanish baya, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.
bayo (Tagalog): pounding with a pestle
Definitions
- pounding with a pestle
Ancestry of “bayo”, step by step
bayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish bayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bayo | bay |
| 2 | Spanish | baya | berry |
| 3 | French | baie | berry; bay; feminine singular of bai |
| 4 | French | bai | bay |
| 5 | Old French | bai | bay-colored |
| 6 | Latin | badius | reddish brown, chestnut colored, bay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bodyos | yellow |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *bayu | — |