Where does “kahelangan” come from?

kahelangan (Bikol Central) comes from Malay helang — eagle.

Ancestry of “kahelangan”, step by step

kahelangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay helang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhelangeagle

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an
Every word from Malay helang