Where does “paging-manok” come from?

paging-manok (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pagi, from Proto-Philippine paʀih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

paging-manok (Tagalog): spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)

Definitions

  1. spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)

Ancestry of “paging-manok”, step by step

paging-manok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagistingray
2Proto-Philippinepaʀih—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
4Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray

via Tagalog manok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmanokchicken; bet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Proto-Philippine paʀih →
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