Where does “awot-dagat” come from?

awot-dagat (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central dagat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

Ancestry of “awot-dagat”, step by step

awot-dagat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central dagat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldagatsea
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea

via Bikol Central awot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralawot—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat →Every word from Bikol Central dagat →
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