Where does “ambon” come from?

ambon (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

ambon (Aklanon): fog; mist; haze

Definitions

  1. fog; mist; haze

Ancestry of “ambon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
2Proto-Austronesianambundew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →