Where does “ngaran” come from?

ngaran (Karao) comes from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.

ngaran (Karao): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “ngaran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineŋajanname
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
3Proto-Austronesianŋajan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Philippine ŋajan →