Where does “karaan” come from?

karaan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Daan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

karaan (Cebuano): Having lasted from a remote period; having been...

Definitions

  1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been...

Ancestry of “karaan”, step by step

karaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Daan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoDaanold
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
3Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—

Words derived from “karaan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →Every word from Cebuano Daan →