Where does “dahon” come from?
dahon (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
dahon (Bikol Central): leaf
Ancestry of “dahon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | dahun | leaf |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |