Where does “pambabae” come from?

pambabae (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog babae, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

pambabae (Tagalog): feminine; meant for female

Definitions

  1. feminine; meant for female

Ancestry of “pambabae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbabaewoman; girl; female; mistress; concubine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianba-bahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
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