Where does “una sa tanan” come from?

una sa tanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

una sa tanan (Cebuano): first of all; before anything else

Definitions

  1. first of all; before anything else

Ancestry of “una sa tanan”, step by step

una sa tanan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa
4Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Cebuano una

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanounafirst; 1st; ahead, early; the first place
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*unah
3Proto-Austronesian*(q)uNah

via Cebuano tanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotananeveryone, everything, everybody; all
2Proto-Philippine*tanan
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa