Where does “algaw” come from?

algaw (Limos Kalinga) comes from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

algaw (Limos Kalinga): day daylight

Definitions

  1. day daylight

Ancestry of “algaw”, 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 →