Where does “Sanglay” come from?

Sanglay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋəlaʀ.

Sanglay (Tagalog): Chinese trader; Chinese merchant

Definitions

  1. Chinese trader; Chinese merchant

Ancestry of “Sanglay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saŋəlaʀ
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋəlaʀ