Where does “malaanonang” come from?

malaanonang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anonang, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuNaŋ.

malaanonang (Tagalog): bagtikan tree (Parashorea malaanonan)

Definitions

  1. bagtikan tree (Parashorea malaanonan)

Ancestry of “malaanonang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganonangbird lime tree (Cordia dichotoma)
2Proto-Austronesian*qaNuNaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuNaŋ →Every word from Tagalog anonang →