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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoadlawthe Sun; the star of which the Earth is...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw

via Cebuano ka- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -on
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajawEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjawEvery word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw