Where does “dahon” come from?

dahon (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

dahon (Hiligaynon): frond, leaf

Definitions

  1. frond, leaf

Ancestry of “dahon”, step by step

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