Where does “Lanao” come from?

Lanao (Tagalog) comes from Maranao ranaw, from Proto-Philippine *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

Ancestry of “Lanao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maranaoranawlake
2Proto-Philippine*danaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
4Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *danaw →