Where does “ilaya” come from?

ilaya (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Oceanic *daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.

ilaya (Cebuano): a place away from the sea and further inland

Definitions

  1. a place away from the sea and further inland

Ancestry of “ilaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*daya—
2Proto-Austronesiandayalandward; upstream

Words derived from “ilaya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daya →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *daya →