Where does “Daanlungsod” come from?

Daanlungsod (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Daan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

Ancestry of “Daanlungsod”, step by step

Daanlungsod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Daan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoDaanold
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
3Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—

via Cebuano lungsod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolungsoda town
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →Every word from Cebuano Daan →