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Where does “makaon” come from?

makaon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kaon, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

makaon (Cebuano): edible, eatable; food

Definitions

  1. edible, eatable; food

Ancestry of “makaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokaonto eat; to dine; to feed; to give food to eat;...
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
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