Where does “papan” come from?

papan (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Austronesian *papan.

papan (Cebuano): the Philippine duck

Definitions

  1. the Philippine duck

Ancestry of “papan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*papan
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *papan
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