Where does “pako” come from?

pako (Kankanaey) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku — bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.

pako (Kankanaey): a small fern-like plant found along riverbanks

Definitions

  1. a small fern-like plant found along riverbanks

Ancestry of “pako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pakufern
2Proto-Austronesian*pahəkubracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku →