Where does “palabanwa” come from?

palabanwa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog banwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

palabanwa (Tagalog): statesman; stateswoman

Definitions

  1. statesman; stateswoman

Ancestry of “palabanwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbanwatown; native land; country
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “palabanwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Tagalog banwa →