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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodakbayancity
2Cebuano-anplace of
3Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
5Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Cebuano pamuno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopamuno
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Cebuano -anEvery word from Proto-Philippine *-an