Where does “pamuno dakbayan” come from?
pamuno dakbayan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dakbayan, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
pamuno dakbayan (Cebuano): mayor; the chief executive of a city
Definitions
- mayor; the chief executive of a city
Ancestry of “pamuno dakbayan”, step by step
pamuno dakbayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano dakbayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dakbayan | city |
| 2 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Cebuano pamuno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pamuno | — |