Where does “iyu” come from?

iyu (Lubuagan Kalinga) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.

iyu (Lubuagan Kalinga): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “iyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihushark
2Proto-AustronesianqiSushark
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu →