Where does “paningsingan” come from?

paningsingan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

paningsingan (Cebuano): the ring finger; the finger between the middle finger and the pinkie

Definitions

  1. the ring finger; the finger between the middle finger and the pinkie

Ancestry of “paningsingan”, step by step

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