Where does “kadagatan” come from?
kadagatan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dagat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.
kadagatan (Cebuano): plural of dagat; the seas or oceans collectively
Definitions
- plural of dagat; the seas or oceans collectively
Ancestry of “kadagatan”, step by step
kadagatan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano dagat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dagat | the sea; the ocean; the beach; the coast; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daʀat | littoral sea |
via Cebuano ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ka- -an | indicates a place where such objects are found |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |
via Bikol Central dagat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | dagat | sea |