Where does “ilang” come from?
ilang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ilan, from Proto-Philippine *pijah, from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.
ilang (Tagalog): desert; wilderness; waste
Definitions
- desert; wilderness; waste
Ancestry of “ilang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ilan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *pijah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *pijax | — |
Words derived from “ilang”