Where does “kagadanan” come from?

kagadanan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central gadan — dead; corpse; deceased.

Ancestry of “kagadanan”, step by step

kagadanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central gadan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralgadandead; corpse; deceased

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an
Every word from Bikol Central gadan
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