Where does “kabtangan” come from?

kabtangan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kabtangan (Cebuano): holding

Definitions

  1. holding

Ancestry of “kabtangan”, step by step

kabtangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Cebuano butang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobutangthat which is considered to exist as a separate...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Cebuano ka- -an →