Where does “kan-onon” come from?
kan-onon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kan-on, from Cebuano kaon, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.
kan-onon (Cebuano): food, staple; prey
Ancestry of “kan-onon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | kan-on | boiled rice; cooked rice |
| 2 | Cebuano | kaon | to eat; to dine; to feed; to give food to eat;... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | kaən | to eat |