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): used to form nouns related to water: hydro

Definitions

  1. used to form nouns related to water: hydro

Ancestry of “danum-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampangandanumwater
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanumwater
3Proto-AustronesiandaNumfresh water; water

Words derived from “danum-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daNum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum →Every word from Kapampangan danum →