Where does “langoyanan” come from?

langoyanan (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.

langoyanan (Cebuano): swimming pool

Definitions

  1. swimming pool

Ancestry of “langoyanan”, step by step

langoyanan 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 Tagalog langoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglangoyto swim
2Proto-Philippinelaŋuyto swim
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋuyto swim
4Proto-AustronesianNaŋuyto swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →