Where does “daan” come from?

daan (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon daan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

daan (Chavacano): old of inanimate objects

Definitions

  1. old of inanimate objects

Ancestry of “daan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynondaanold
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
3Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →Every word from Hiligaynon daan →