Where does “boya” come from?

boya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish boya, from Frankish baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

boya (Tagalog): buoy

Definitions

  1. buoy

Ancestry of “boya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishboyabuoy
2Frankishbauknsign, symbol
3Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Frankish baukn →