Where does “dagat” come from?

dagat (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

dagat (Waray-Waray): ocean; sea

Definitions

  1. ocean; sea

Ancestry of “dagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat
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