Where does “danaw” come from?

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

danaw (Cebuano): a lake; a large, landlocked stretch of water; a...

Definitions

  1. a lake; a large, landlocked stretch of water; a...

Ancestry of “danaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*danaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
3Proto-Austronesiandanawlake

Words derived from “danaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *danaw →