Where does “itlog” come from?

itlog (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

itlog (Ilocano): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “itlog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
2Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ →