Where does “Mëranaw” come from?

Mëranaw (Maranao) comes from Maranao ranaw, from Proto-Philippine *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

Mëranaw (Maranao): Maranao

Definitions

  1. Maranao

Ancestry of “Mëranaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maranaoranawlake
2Proto-Philippine*danaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
4Proto-Austronesiandanawlake

Words derived from “Mëranaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *danaw →