Where does “samdan” come from?

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

samdan (Cebuano): wounded; suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife

Definitions

  1. wounded; suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife

Ancestry of “samdan”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Cebuano -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →