Where does “kanluran” come from?

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

kanluran (Tagalog): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “kanluran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalunurandrowning
2Tagaloglunodto drown
3Proto-Philippinelunud

Words derived from “kanluran

Every word from Proto-Philippine lunudEvery word from Tagalog lunodEvery word from Tagalog kalunuran
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