Where does “lingkoranan” come from?
lingkoranan (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.
lingkoranan (Cebuano): a seat; a chair; a bench
Ancestry of “lingkoranan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | anan | — |
| 2 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |