Where does “don” come from?

don (Dupaningan Agta) comes from Proto-Philippine dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

don (Dupaningan Agta): leaf of a plant

Definitions

  1. leaf of a plant

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinedahunleaf
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Philippine dahun →