Where does “binabae” come from?

binabae (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog babae, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

binabae (Tagalog): hermaphrodite; effeminate; sissy; rooster...

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite; effeminate; sissy; rooster...

Ancestry of “binabae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbabaewoman; girl; female; mistress; concubine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianba-bahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ba-bahi →