Where does “tahaklaw” come from?

tahaklaw (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano adlaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

tahaklaw (Tagalog): zodiac

Definitions

  1. zodiac

Ancestry of “tahaklaw”, step by step

tahaklaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano adlaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoadlawthe Sun; the star of which the Earth is...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—

via Tagalog tahakan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtahakan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →