Where does “kalundan” come from?

kalundan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lunod, from Proto-Philippine lunud.

kalundan (Cebuano): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “kalundan”, step by step

kalundan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lunod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolunodto sink; to descend or submerge into a liquid or...
2Proto-Philippinelunud—

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine lunud →Every word from Cebuano lunod →