Where does “gindailan” come from?

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

gindailan (Cebuano): the horizon; the visible, horizontal line or point (in all directions) that appears to connect the Earth to the sky

Definitions

  1. the horizon; the visible, horizontal line or point (in all directions) that appears to connect the Earth to the sky

Ancestry of “gindailan”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Cebuano -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →
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