Where does “danum” come from?
danum (Tagalog) comes from Kapampangan danum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum, from Proto-Austronesian daNum — fresh water; water.
danum (Tagalog): water
Ancestry of “danum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | danum | water |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | danum | water |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | daNum | fresh water; water |
Words derived from “danum”