Where does “angay” come from?

angay (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *aŋay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *anay — termite, white ant any insect of infraorder.

Ancestry of “angay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*aŋayinsect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder
3Proto-Austronesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *anay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay →Every word from Proto-Philippine *aŋay →