Where does “hangau” come from?

hangau (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

hangau (Coastal Kadazan): blowfly

Definitions

  1. blowfly

Ancestry of “hangau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
2Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
3Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →