Where does “hilagang-kanluran” come from?

hilagang-kanluran (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kanluran, from Tagalog kalunuran, from Tagalog lunod, from Proto-Philippine lunud.

hilagang-kanluran (Tagalog): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “hilagang-kanluran”, step by step

hilagang-kanluran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kanluran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkanluranwest
2Tagalogkalunurandrowning
3Tagaloglunodto drown
4Proto-Philippinelunud—

via Tagalog hilaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghilaganorth
Every word from Proto-Philippine lunud →Every word from Tagalog lunod →Every word from Tagalog kalunuran →