Where does “lakawon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lakawon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallakaw
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlakawto go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lakawEvery word from Bikol Central lakaw
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