Where does “Ilao” come from?

Ilao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ilaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qilaw — light.

Ilao (Tagalog): common in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro

Definitions

  1. common in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro

Ancestry of “Ilao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogilawlight; lamp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qilawlight
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