Where does “Iloilo” come from?

Iloilo (English) comes from Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-ilong, from Hiligaynon ilong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

Ancestry of “Iloilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishIloílo—
2HiligaynonIlong-ilong—
3Hiligaynonilongnose
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
6Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

Words derived from “Iloilo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →