Where does “ranaw” come from?

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

ranaw (Maranao): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “ranaw”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ranaw”

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