Where does “tambalan” come from?

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

tambalan (Cebuano): a healer; a medicine man; a faith healer

Definitions

  1. a healer; a medicine man; a faith healer

Ancestry of “tambalan”, 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...

Words derived from “tambalan”

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