Where does “kataw-anan” come from?

kataw-anan (Cebuano) comes from Middle English anan, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kataw-anan (Cebuano): comic, comical; funny; hilarious

Definitions

  1. comic, comical; funny; hilarious

Ancestry of “kataw-anan”, step by step

kataw-anan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English anan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishanan—
2Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Cebuano katawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokatawalaughter; to laugh
2Cebuanotawajovial
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
4Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →