Where does “adlaw” come from?

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

adlaw (Tagalog): sun; day; daytime

Definitions

  1. sun; day; daytime

Ancestry of “adlaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoadlawthe Sun; the star of which the Earth is...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →