Where does “palabanwahan” come from?

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

palabanwahan (Tagalog): statesmanship

Definitions

  1. statesmanship

Ancestry of “palabanwahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpalabanwastatesman; stateswoman
2Tagalogbanwatown; native land; country
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Tagalog banwa →
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