Where does “buhok-mais” come from?

buhok-mais (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mais, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

buhok-mais (Tagalog): corn silk

Definitions

  1. corn silk

Ancestry of “buhok-mais”, step by step

buhok-mais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmaiscorn, the grain from "Zea mays"
2Spanishmaízcorn, maize
3Taínomahís—
4Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via Tagalog buhok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhokhair
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →
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