Where does “bungangkahoy” come from?

bungangkahoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kahoy, from Proto-Philippine kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

bungangkahoy (Tagalog): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “bungangkahoy”, step by step

bungangkahoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kahoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkahoywood; lumber; wooden
2Proto-Philippinekahiwwood; tree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
4Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

via Tagalog bunga

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