Where does “Mindanao” come from?

Mindanao (English) comes from Spanish Mindanao, from Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from Maguindanao maginged, from Maguindanao inged — country.

Mindanao (English): One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Definitions

  1. One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Ancestry of “Mindanao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMindanaoMaguindanao people
2SpanishMaguindánaoMaguindanao
3MaguindanaoMagindanawMaguindanao
4Maguindanaomagingednative, citizen, resident
5Maguindanaoingedcountry
Every word from Maguindanao inged →Every word from Maguindanao maginged →Every word from Maguindanao Magindanaw →