Where does “busang mais” come from?

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

busang mais (Tagalog): popcorn; popped corn

Definitions

  1. popcorn; popped corn

Ancestry of “busang mais”, step by step

busang 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 busa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbusapopped such as corn, rice, etc
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →