Where does “manok” come from?

manok (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon manok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manok (Chavacano): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “manok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonmanokchicken
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →Every word from Hiligaynon manok →