Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/dálan

This Proto-Philippine entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dalan/

Noun

*dálan

path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken (made by humans as opposed to an animal))

Descendants

Northern Luzon
- Ilocano: dalan
- Meso-Cordilleran
  - Limos Kalinga: dalan
Central Luzon
- Kapampangan: dalan
- Sambalic
  - Botolan Sambal: dalan
  - Sambali: dalan
Greater Central Philippine
- Central Philippine
  - Bikol
    - Bikol Central: dalan
  - Bisayan
    - Cebuano: dalan
    - Central Bisaya
      - Hiligaynon: dalan
  - Tagalog: daan
- Danao
  - Maguindanao: lalan
  - Maranao: lalan
- Manobo
  - Dibabawon Manobo: daan
  - Matigsalug Manobo: dalan