Where does “paaldawon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paaldawon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpaaldaw—
2Bikol Centralaldaw—
3Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
5Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →