Where does “agdan” come from?

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

agdan (Hanunoo): a single inclined thing of entering a pile dwelling, usually made out of bamboo or a log

Definitions

  1. a single inclined thing of entering a pile dwelling, usually made out of bamboo or a log

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
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