Where does “ilakaw” come from?

ilakaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lakaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lakaw — to go, to walk.

Ancestry of “ilakaw”, step by step

ilakaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central lakaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallakaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlakawto go, to walk

via Bikol Central i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrali—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lakaw →Every word from Bikol Central lakaw →