Where does “kaadlawon” come from?
kaadlawon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano adlaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.
kaadlawon (Cebuano): the small hours; the very early morning, just...
Definitions
- the small hours; the very early morning, just...
Ancestry of “kaadlawon”, step by step
kaadlawon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano adlaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | adlaw | the Sun; the star of which the Earth is... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qaljaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaləjaw | day |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *qajaw | — |
via Cebuano ka- -on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ka- -on | — |