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Where does “hayhayan” come from?

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

hayhayan (Cebuano): a clothesline; a rope or cord tied up outdoors to...

Definitions

  1. a clothesline; a rope or cord tied up outdoors to...

Ancestry of “hayhayan”, step by step

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