Where does “Danao” come from?

Danao (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano danaw, from Proto-Philippine *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

Danao (Cebuano): the smaller of two crater lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Negros Oriental

Definitions

  1. the smaller of two crater lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Negros Oriental

Ancestry of “Danao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodanawa lake; a large, landlocked stretch of water; a...
2Proto-Philippine*danaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
4Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *danaw →