Where does “kan-anan” come from?

kan-anan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kaon, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kan-anan (Cebuano): an eating place; a restaurant; a dish; a vessel...

Definitions

  1. an eating place; a restaurant; a dish; a vessel...

Ancestry of “kan-anan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokaonto eat; to dine; to feed; to give food to eat;...
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Cebuano kaon →