Where does “ngalan” come from?
ngalan (Hiligaynon) comes from Cebuano ngalan, from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.
ngalan (Hiligaynon): name
Ancestry of “ngalan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ngalan | name; first name; given name |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | ŋajan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ŋajan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋajan | — |
Words derived from “ngalan”