Where does “dilambuwaya” come from?

dilambuwaya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

dilambuwaya (Tagalog): aloe vera

Definitions

  1. aloe vera

Ancestry of “dilambuwaya”, step by step

dilambuwaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdilatongue
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
3Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
4Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—

via Tagalog buwaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuwayacrocodile; caiman
2Proto-Philippine*buqayacrocodile
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
4Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
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