Where does “aldaw” come from?

aldaw (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

aldaw (Ilocano): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “aldaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
3Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →
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