Where does “bungang-isip” come from?

bungang-isip (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bunga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bungang-isip (Tagalog): idea

Definitions

  1. idea

Ancestry of “bungang-isip”, step by step

bungang-isip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbungafruit; result; effect; consequence; The areca...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
3Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Tagalog Isip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogIsipthinking; thought
2Proto-Philippine*ísip—
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