Where does “*aŋay” come from?

*aŋay (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *anay — termite, white ant any insect of infraorder.

*aŋay (Proto-Philippine): insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Definitions

  1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Ancestry of “*aŋay”, step by step

*aŋay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder
2Proto-Austronesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder

via Proto-Oceanic *anay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*anay—

Words derived from “*aŋay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *anay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay →