Where does “manok ihalas” come from?

manok ihalas (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Manok, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manok ihalas (Cebuano): a junglefowl

Definitions

  1. a junglefowl

Ancestry of “manok ihalas”, step by step

manok ihalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Manok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoManokthe constellation Cygnus
2Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken

via Cebuano ihalas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoihalasAlternative spelling of ihas
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manukEvery word from Cebuano Manok