Where does “maambonan” come from?

maambonan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ambon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

Ancestry of “maambonan”, step by step

maambonan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ambon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralambon—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
3Proto-Austronesianambundew

via Bikol Central ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralma- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →Every word from Bikol Central ambon →