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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | langkaw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *laŋkaw | — |
via Bikol Central ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ka- -an | — |