Where does “pandan” come from?

pandan (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine paŋdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN — the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp.

Ancestry of “pandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinepaŋdanthe screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋdanany of the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
3Proto-AustronesianpaŋudaNthe screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Philippine paŋdan →