Where does “ginamit” come from?
ginamit (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano in, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
ginamit (Cebuano): Recently used; Not new; used; Previously owned by...
Definitions
- Recently used; Not new; used; Previously owned by...
Ancestry of “ginamit”, step by step
ginamit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | in | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Cebuano gamit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | gamit | use, purpose; use |