Where does “kinahanglan” come from?

kinahanglan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hangol — greedy.

kinahanglan (Cebuano): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “kinahanglan”, step by step

kinahanglan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hangol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohangolgreedy

via Cebuano kina- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokina- -anForms relative superlative forms of adjectives

Words derived from “kinahanglan

Every word from Cebuano hangol