Where does “pahatanan” come from?
pahatanan (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.
pahatanan (Cebuano): post office
Definitions
- post office
Ancestry of “pahatanan”, step by step
pahatanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English anan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Cebuano pahat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pahat | a share; a portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone |