Where does “maglangoy” come from?

maglangoy (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog langoy, from Proto-Philippine laŋuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy — to swim.

Ancestry of “maglangoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglangoyto swim
2Proto-Philippinelaŋuyto swim
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋuyto swim
4Proto-AustronesianNaŋuyto swim
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy →Every word from Proto-Philippine laŋuy →
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