English
Visayas
Visayas comes from Cebuano Bisaya ‘Visayan (person)’.
- CebuanomodernBisaya‘Visayan (person)’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentVisayas
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- CebuanomodernBisaya‘Visayan (person)’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentVisayas
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Cebuano Bisaya
Today it means
name An island group of the Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cebuano Bisaya / Visayas