Where does “*qaljaw” come from?
*qaljaw (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.
Ancestry of “*qaljaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaləjaw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *qajaw | — |