Where does “puhunan” come from?

puhunan (Cebuano) comes from Malay pohon, from Proto-Malayic puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

puhunan (Cebuano): capital; investment; To capitalize, to invest

Definitions

  1. capital; investment; To capitalize, to invest

Ancestry of “puhunan”, step by step

puhunan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pohon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypohontree; origin; tree, large woody plant
2Proto-Malayicpuhuntree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Austronesianpuqun—

via Austronesian *puqun-an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*puqun-an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayic puhun →