Where does “pailaw” come from?

pailaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ilaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qilaw — light.

Ancestry of “pailaw”, step by step

pailaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ilaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralilaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qilawlight

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qilaw →Every word from Bikol Central ilaw →