Where does “abaganhan” come from?

abaganhan (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon abaga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabaʀa, from Proto-Austronesian qabaʀa — shoulder.

abaganhan (Hiligaynon): broad-shouldered

Definitions

  1. broad-shouldered

Ancestry of “abaganhan”, step by step

abaganhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon abaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonabagashoulder
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabaʀashoulder
3Proto-Austronesianqabaʀashoulder

via Hiligaynon han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonhan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabaʀa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabaʀa →Every word from Hiligaynon abaga →