Where does “haligi” come from?

haligi (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

haligi (Hiligaynon): pillar

Definitions

  1. pillar

Ancestry of “haligi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hadiʀi—
2Proto-Austronesian*Sadiʀi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi →