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Where does “alon” come from?

alon (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun — a long rolling wave; a billow.

Ancestry of “alon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluna long rolling wave; a billow

Words derived from “alon”

  • maalon
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