Where does “asang” come from?

asang (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋ — gills.

Ancestry of “asang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhasaŋgills
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋ
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