Where does “udan” come from?

udan (Kankanaey) comes from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

udan (Kankanaey): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “udan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
3Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →