Where does “kabunyian” come from?

kabunyian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bunyi, from Malay bunyi, from Proto-Malayic buñi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buñi.

kabunyian (Tagalog): greatness; eminence; renown; fame; illustriousness; distinction

Definitions

  1. greatness; eminence; renown; fame; illustriousness; distinction

Ancestry of “kabunyian”, step by step

kabunyian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bunyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbunyifame; renown; great honor
2Malaybunyisound
3Proto-Malayicbuñi—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuñi—

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buñi →Every word from Proto-Malayic buñi →Every word from Malay bunyi →