Where does “hikap punoan” come from?
hikap punoan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano punoan, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
hikap punoan (Cebuano): the act of touching a tree or shaking one's hand over a plant, done in order to pass to the plant whatever illnesses or aches one has removed from a person one has performed massage or hilot on
Definitions
- the act of touching a tree or shaking one's hand over a plant, done in order to pass to the plant whatever illnesses or aches one has removed from a person one has performed massage or hilot on
Ancestry of “hikap punoan”, step by step
hikap punoan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano punoan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | punoan | base, foot (of trees) |
| 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 hikap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | hikap | to touch; to feel up |