Where does “Arao” come from?
Arao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog araw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.
Ancestry of “Arao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | araw | sun; the time period from sunrise to sunset; day,... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qaljaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaləjaw | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *qajaw | — |