Where does “amahan” come from?
amahan (Cebuano) comes from Portuguese -ama, from Portuguese -ame, from Latin -amen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
amahan (Cebuano): a male parent; a father
Ancestry of “amahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -ama | forms nouns indicating a disorderly group or... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ame | forms nouns indicating a group or collection of... |
| 3 | Latin | -amen | — |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |