Where does “pangdugtongan” come from?

pangdugtongan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ngalan, from Proto-Philippine ŋajan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.

pangdugtongan (Cebuano): a preposition

Definitions

  1. a preposition

Ancestry of “pangdugtongan”, step by step

pangdugtongan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ngalan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanongalanname; first name; given name
2Proto-Philippineŋajanname
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
4Proto-Austronesianŋajan—

via Cebuano pulong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopulongthe smallest unit of language which has a...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Philippine ŋajan →