Where does “Caraan” come from?
Caraan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano karaan, from Cebuano Daan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.
Ancestry of “Caraan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | karaan | Having lasted from a remote period; having been... |
| 2 | Cebuano | Daan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqan | branch; old; ancient |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | daqaN | — |