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

1. 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