Where does “buwang” come from?
buwang (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano buang, from Cebuano irong buang, from Cebuano iro, from Cebuano ido, from Proto-Austronesian *qiduq.
buwang (Tagalog): insane; crazy; stupid
Ancestry of “buwang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | buang | a crazy person; a hippie; a fool |
| 2 | Cebuano | irong buang | a rabid dog |
| 3 | Cebuano | iro | a dog; an ablutophobic person; a despicable... |
| 4 | Cebuano | ido | a dog |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *qiduq | — |