Where does “danaw” come from?

danaw (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

danaw (Aklanon): lake; pond

Definitions

  1. lake; pond

Ancestry of “danaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
2Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →
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