Where does “banghiligan” come from?
banghiligan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
banghiligan (Cebuano): the point where a flatland meets the base of a...
Definitions
- the point where a flatland meets the base of a...
Ancestry of “banghiligan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |