Where does “layag” come from?

layag (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Philippine layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

layag (Waray-Waray): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “layag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelayaʀsail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
3Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine layaʀ →
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