Where does “kalangkawan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kalangkawan”, step by step

kalangkawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central langkaw

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

via Bikol Central ka- -an

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