Where does “bugat” come from?

bugat (Tagalog) comes from Catalan bugada, from Vulgar Latin bucata, from Vulgar Latin bucare, from Frankish būkōn — to soak, wash; to soak.

bugat (Tagalog): mass

Definitions

  1. mass

Ancestry of “bugat”, step by step

bugat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan bugada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbugadalaundry
2Vulgar Latinbucatalaundry
3Vulgar Latinbucareto soak, wash
4Frankishbūkōnto soak, wash; to soak

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)bəʀəqat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)bəʀəqatheavy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
3Proto-Austronesianma-—

via Cebuano bug-at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobug-atheavy
Every word from Frankish būkōn →Every word from Vulgar Latin bucare →Every word from Vulgar Latin bucata →