Where does “bag-ohan” come from?

bag-ohan (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon bag-o, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)baqəʀuh.

bag-ohan (Hiligaynon): beginner

Definitions

  1. beginner

Ancestry of “bag-ohan”, step by step

bag-ohan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon bag-o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbag-onew, fresh; to renew
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)baqəʀunew
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)baqəʀuh—

via Hiligaynon an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)baqəʀuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)baqəʀu →Every word from Hiligaynon bag-o →