Where does “dayaon” come from?

dayaon (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central daya, from Malay daya, from Proto-Malayic daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.

Ancestry of “dayaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraldaya—
2Malaydayalandward; upstream; trick
3Proto-Malayicdaya—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandayalandward; upstream; to trick
5Proto-Austronesiandayalandward; upstream
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