Where does “manok” come from?

manok (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manok (Maranao): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “manok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
2Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →
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