Where does “rahan” come from?

rahan (Finnish) comes from Proto-Philippine dalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

rahan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of raha

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of raha

Ancestry of “rahan”, step by step

rahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Philippine dalan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinedalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken (made by humans as opposed to an animal)
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
3Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

via Arabic رَهْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَهْن—

Words derived from “rahan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Philippine dalan →
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