Where does “taburaw” come from?

taburaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog buwan, from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

taburaw (Tagalog): date

Definitions

  1. date

Ancestry of “taburaw”, step by step

taburaw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog buwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuwanmoon; month
2Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Tagalog araw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogarawsun; the time period from sunrise to sunset; day,...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—

via Tagalog taon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaonyear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →