Where does “bulak-banaba” come from?

bulak-banaba (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bulak, from Tagalog bukal — spring of fresh water with continuous flow;...

bulak-banaba (Tagalog): light violet; violet red color/colour

Definitions

  1. light violet; violet red color/colour

Ancestry of “bulak-banaba”, step by step

bulak-banaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bulak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbulakcotton
2Tagalogbukalspring of fresh water with continuous flow;...

via Tagalog banaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbanababanaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
Every word from Tagalog bukal →Every word from Tagalog bulak →