Where does “bugan” come from?

bugan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bulogan, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

bugan (Cebuano): the groin

Definitions

  1. the groin

Ancestry of “bugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobulogangroin
2Cebuano-anplace of
3Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
5Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Cebuano -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →