Where does “kaap-apoan” come from?

kaap-apoan (Kankanaey) comes from Kankanaey ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kaap-apoan (Kankanaey): forefathers

Definitions

  1. forefathers

Ancestry of “kaap-apoan”, step by step

kaap-apoan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kankanaey ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kankanaeyka- -an—
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Kankanaey ap-apo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kankanaeyap-apo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Kankanaey ka- -an →