Where does “buweno” come from?

buweno (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bueno, from Old Spanish bueno, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

buweno (Tagalog): discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; all right

Definitions

  1. discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; all right

Ancestry of “buweno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuenogood; fine; okay; fine
2Old Spanishbuenogood
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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