Where does “danaw” come from?

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

danaw (Bikol Central): lake; lagoon

Definitions

  1. lake; lagoon

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 →