Where does “layag” come from?

layag (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

layag (Cebuano): a sail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat and...

Definitions

  1. a sail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat and...

Ancestry of “layag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelayaʀsail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
3Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

Words derived from “layag”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine layaʀ →