Where does “ngaran” come from?

ngaran (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.

Ancestry of “ngaran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineŋajanname
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
3Proto-Austronesianŋajan

Words derived from “ngaran

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajanEvery word from Proto-Philippine ŋajan