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Where does “ulonan” come from?

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

ulonan (Cebuano): a cushion leaves

Definitions

  1. a cushion leaves

Ancestry of “ulonan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Central-ana place where a large quantity of the thing meant...
2Proto-Philippine*-an—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “ulonan”

  • inunlan
  • unlan
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