Where does “maduha-duhaon” come from?
maduha-duhaon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano duha-duha, from Cebuano duha, from Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
maduha-duhaon (Cebuano): full of doubts, suspicion
Definitions
- full of doubts, suspicion
Ancestry of “maduha-duhaon”, step by step
maduha-duhaon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano duha-duha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | duha-duha | by pairs; two by two; two at a time |
| 2 | Cebuano | duha | two; 2; both; the two |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *duha | two |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Cebuano ma- -on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ma- -on | — |