Tagalog word babae comes from Proto-Austronesian *bahi (Female, woman.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bahi | Proto-Austronesian (map-pro) | Female, woman. |
*bahi | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (poz-pro) | |
babae | Tagalog (tgl) | Woman; girl; a female human who is adolescent or older. |