Where does “kahanginan” come from?

kahanginan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hangin, from Proto-Philippine haŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

kahanginan (Cebuano): the air; the atmosphere; airwaves

Definitions

  1. the air; the atmosphere; airwaves

Ancestry of “kahanginan”, step by step

kahanginan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hangin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohanginair; breath; wind
2Proto-Philippinehaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

via Cebuano ka- -an

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