Where does “kabatan-onan” come from?

kabatan-onan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano batan-on, from Cebuano -on, from Proto-Philippine -ən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -ən, from Proto-Austronesian -ən.

kabatan-onan (Cebuano): youth; young persons

Definitions

  1. youth; young persons

Ancestry of “kabatan-onan”, step by step

kabatan-onan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano batan-on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobatan-onyoung; youthful; having the look or qualities of...
2Cebuano-onUsed to form nouns indicating objects, persons or...
3Proto-Philippine-ən—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-ənVerbal suffix marking patient or undergoer voice
5Proto-Austronesian-ən—

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -ən →Every word from Cebuano -on →Every word from Proto-Philippine -ən →