Where does “hawanan” come from?
hawanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
hawanan (Cebuano): An open space; an open ground; A courtyard; an...
Definitions
- An open space; an open ground; A courtyard; an...
Ancestry of “hawanan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |