Where does “chalan” come from?

chalan (Chamorro) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

chalan (Chamorro): road, street; route, course; to gallivant, to...

Definitions

  1. road, street; route, course; to gallivant, to...

Ancestry of “chalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
2Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan