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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkanluranwest
2Tagalogkalunuran—
3Tagaloglunodto drown
4Proto-Philippinelunud—
Every word from Proto-Philippine lunud →