Where does “paangkan” come from?

paangkan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

paangkan (Cebuano): a single mother; to impregnate outside of...

Definitions

  1. a single mother; to impregnate outside of...

Ancestry of “paangkan”, step by step

paangkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanaka child; daughter or son, regardless of age; to...
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Cebuano pa- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa- -an
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNakEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anakEvery word from Proto-Philippine anak
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