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Where does “-on” come from?

-on (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine -ən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -ən, from Proto-Austronesian -ən.

-on (Cebuano): Used to form nouns indicating objects, persons or...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns indicating objects, persons or...

Ancestry of “-on”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine-ən—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-ən—
3Proto-Austronesian-ən—

Words derived from “-on”

  • kutoon
  • kan-on
  • kan-onon
  • kaspaon
  • tungason
  • sakaon
  • sungayon
  • kimpion
  • plantsahonon
  • bakakon
  • sakayanon
  • agboyon
  • santoson
  • gidaghanon
  • badlongon
  • lubton
  • parionon
  • mingawon
  • garaon
  • Sugboanon
  • yutan-on
  • dakponon
  • buogon
  • kandingon
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -ən →