Where does “bukiran” come from?

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

bukiran (Cebuano): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “bukiran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-anplace of
2Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “bukiran

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Cebuano -anEvery word from Proto-Philippine *-an
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