Where does “kaakohan” come from?

kaakohan (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Slavic -ako, from Finnish -kö — Turns a clause interrogative. It is appended to the element of the clause that is questioned most. English equivalents include the normal ways of forming an interrogative statement without using an interrogative pronoun, such as the verb "do", inversion of the word order and intonation.

kaakohan (Cebuano): a responsibility; a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable

Definitions

  1. a responsibility; a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable

Ancestry of “kaakohan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ako—
2Finnish-köTurns a clause interrogative. It is appended to the element of the clause that is questioned most. English equivalents include the normal ways of forming an interrogative statement without using an interrogative pronoun, such as the verb "do", inversion of the word order and intonation
Every word from Finnish -kö →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ako →