Where does “luyang dilaw” come from?

luyang dilaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dilaw, from Proto-Philippine dilaw.

luyang dilaw (Tagalog): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “luyang dilaw”, step by step

luyang dilaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dilaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdilawyellow; "Curcuma longa" and its roots used for...
2Proto-Philippinedilaw—

via Tagalog luya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogluyaginger
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laqiaginger
Every word from Proto-Philippine dilaw →Every word from Tagalog dilaw →