Where does “aglangoy” come from?

aglangoy (Ilocano) comes from Tagalog langoy, from Proto-Philippine laŋuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy — to swim.

aglangoy (Ilocano): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “aglangoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglangoyto swim
2Proto-Philippinelaŋuyto swim
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋuyto swim
4Proto-AustronesianNaŋuyto swim
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy →Every word from Proto-Philippine laŋuy →