Where does “panga” come from?

panga (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *paŋah, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

panga (Tagalog): jaw; jawbone

Definitions

  1. jaw; jawbone

Ancestry of “panga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*paŋah—
2Proto-Austronesian*paŋa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa →Every word from Proto-Philippine *paŋah →