Where does “ŋɡajan” come from?

ŋɡajan (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.

Ancestry of “ŋɡajan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
2Proto-Austronesianŋajan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan →
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