Where does “kapinunan” come from?
kapinunan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pinuon, from Bikol Central puon, from Proto-Philippine puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.
Ancestry of “kapinunan”, step by step
kapinunan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central pinuon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pinuon | — |
| 2 | Bikol Central | puon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | puqun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puqun | base of a tree; origin |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | puqun | — |
via Bikol Central ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ka- -an | — |