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

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “ngalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanongalanname; first name; given name
2Proto-Philippineŋajanname
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
4Proto-Austronesianŋajan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Philippine ŋajan →