Where does “manlawod” come from?

manlawod (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lawod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

manlawod (Cebuano): a deep-sea fish

Definitions

  1. a deep-sea fish

Ancestry of “manlawod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolawodmidsea, high seas; where land cannot be seen or is distant in all sides
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
3Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →Every word from Cebuano lawod →