Where does “hindurugong-babae” come from?

hindurugong-babae (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog babae, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

hindurugong-babae (Tagalog): Myristica philippensis

Definitions

  1. Myristica philippensis

Ancestry of “hindurugong-babae”, step by step

hindurugong-babae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog babae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbabaewoman; girl; female; mistress; concubine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianba-bahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Tagalog hindurugo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagaloghindurugoKnema glomerata
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ba-bahi →