Where does “kakugonan” come from?

kakugonan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kugon, from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

kakugonan (Cebuano): a cogonal

Definitions

  1. a cogonal

Ancestry of “kakugonan”, step by step

kakugonan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kugon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokugoncogon grass; any of several perennial rhizomatous...
2Proto-Philippine*guʀun—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*guʀun—

via Cebuano ka- -an

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