Where does “Arao” come from?

Arao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog araw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

Arao (Tagalog): of local origin

Definitions

  1. of local origin

Ancestry of “Arao”, step by step

Arao traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog araw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogarawsun; the time period from sunrise to sunset; day,...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—

via Old French hairon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhairon—
2Proto-Germanichaigrô—
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via French ara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharamacaw
2Old Tupiaráscarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →