Etymology

bunso

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Today it means: The youngest child in a family. Full definition →

Tagalog bunso ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu
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  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*buŋsu
  2. Tagalog · borrowed frombunso
  3. English todaybunso

Borrowed from Tagalog bunso, from earlier bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu.

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