Where does “puhoy” come from?
puhoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Puno, from Proto-Philippine pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq — full.
puhoy (Tagalog): arbor
Ancestry of “puhoy”, step by step
puhoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Puno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Puno | tree |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | pənuq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pənuq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pəNuq | full |
via Tagalog kahoy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kahoy | wood; lumber; wooden |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | kahiw | wood; tree |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kahiw | wood; tree |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | kaSiw | wood; tree |
Words derived from “puhoy”