Where does “kawatan” come from?

kawatan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

kawatan (Cebuano): a robber; a burglar; a thief

Definitions

  1. a robber; a burglar; a thief

Ancestry of “kawatan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-anplace of
2Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “kawatan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Cebuano -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →