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Where does “layag” come from?

layag (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

layag (Tagalog): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “layag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelayaʀsail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
3Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

Words derived from “layag”

  • maglayag
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