Where does “maaldaw” come from?

maaldaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central aldaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

Ancestry of “maaldaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralaldaw—
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →