Where does “landasan” come from?

landasan (Cebuano) comes from Malay landasan, from Classical Malay landasan.

landasan (Cebuano): an anvil; a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped

Definitions

  1. an anvil; a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped

Ancestry of “landasan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylandasan—
2Classical Malaylandasan—
Every word from Classical Malay landasan →Every word from Malay landasan →