Where does “daan” come from?

daan (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

daan (Cebuano): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “daan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
2Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →
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