Where does “halangkaw” come from?

halangkaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central langkaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaw.

Ancestry of “halangkaw”, step by step

halangkaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central langkaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallangkaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laŋkaw—

via Bikol Central ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralha—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaw →Every word from Bikol Central langkaw →