Where does “kabuwanan” come from?

kabuwanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buwan, from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

kabuwanan (Tagalog): last or ninth month of pregnancy; maturity of pregnancy

Definitions

  1. last or ninth month of pregnancy; maturity of pregnancy

Ancestry of “kabuwanan”, step by step

kabuwanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog buwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuwanmoon; month
2Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →