Where does “-an” come from?
-an (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
-an (Bikol Central): a place where a large quantity of the thing meant...
Definitions
- a place where a large quantity of the thing meant...
Ancestry of “-an”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |