Where does “agdan” come from?

agdan (Dibabawon Manobo) comes from Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan — ladder.

agdan (Dibabawon Manobo): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “agdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*haʀdanladder
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*haʀəzanladder
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzanEvery word from Proto-Philippine *haʀdan