Where does “ilan” come from?

ilan (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *pijah, from Proto-Austronesian *pijax — how many.

ilan (Tagalog): how many

Definitions

  1. how many

Ancestry of “ilan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*pijah
2Proto-Austronesian*pijaxhow many

Words derived from “ilan

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pijaxEvery word from Proto-Philippine *pijah
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