Where does “sam-iran” come from?

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

sam-iran (Cebuano): an item used for sharpening, not necessarily a whetstone, e.g., the bottom of a porcelain plate

Definitions

an item used for sharpening, not necessarily a whetstone, e.g., the bottom of a porcelain plate

Ancestry of “sam-iran”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Cebuano	-an	place of
2	Proto-Philippine	*-an	verbal suffix marking locative focus
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	-an	Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4	Proto-Austronesian	-an	Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Cebuano -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →