Where does “laŋaw” come from?

laŋaw (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

laŋaw (Proto-Philippine): a fly

Definitions

  1. a fly

Ancestry of “laŋaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
2Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
3Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

Words derived from “laŋaw”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →