Where does “kawayan” come from?
kawayan (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano Kawayan, from Austronesian *kawayan.
kawayan (Tagalog): bamboo
Definitions
- bamboo
Ancestry of “kawayan”, step by step
kawayan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano Kawayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Kawayan | any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae |
| 2 | Austronesian | *kawayan | — |
via Tagalog kaway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kaway | wave of one's hand to call or signal someone |
via Proto-Austronesian *kawayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *kawayan | — |