Where does “Maranao” come from?

Maranao (English) comes from Maranao Mëranaw, from Maranao ranaw, from Proto-Philippine *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

Maranao (English): An indigenous people residing in the Lanao province region of the Philippine island of Mindanao

Definitions

  1. An indigenous people residing in the Lanao province region of the Philippine island of Mindanao

Ancestry of “Maranao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaranaoMëranawMaranao
2Maranaoranawlake
3Proto-Philippine*danaw—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
5Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *danaw →