Where does “nakakailang” come from?

nakakailang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ilang, from Tagalog ilan, from Proto-Philippine *pijah, from Proto-Austronesian *pijax — how many.

Ancestry of “nakakailang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogilangdesert; wilderness; waste
2Tagalogilanhow many
3Proto-Philippine*pijah—
4Proto-Austronesian*pijaxhow many
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pijax →Every word from Proto-Philippine *pijah →Every word from Tagalog ilan →
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