Where does “kalainan” come from?

kalainan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lain, from Austronesian *laqin.

Ancestry of “kalainan”, step by step

kalainan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central lain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallain—
2Austronesian*laqin—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Austronesian *laqin →