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Where does “langoy” come from?

langoy (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine laŋuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian Naŋuy — to swim.

langoy (Tagalog): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “langoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelaŋuy—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋuyto swim
3Proto-AustronesianNaŋuyto swim

Words derived from “langoy”

  • lumangoy
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