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Where does “laŋuy” come from?

laŋuy (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy — to swim.

Ancestry of “laŋuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋuyto swim
2Proto-AustronesianNaŋuyto swim

Words derived from “laŋuy”

  • lumangoy
  • langoy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy →