Where does “ngakuna” come from?

ngakuna (Kapampangan) comes from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.

ngakuna (Kapampangan): Sentence-final particle used to emphasize a point and express irritation

Definitions

  1. Sentence-final particle used to emphasize a point and express irritation

Ancestry of “ngakuna”, step by step

ngakuna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kapampangan na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganna3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its
2Kapampangannanuwhat
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananuwhat?
4Proto-Austronesian(na-)nuwhat

via Kapampangan ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampangankumy; mine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-ku—
3Proto-Austronesian*-ku—

via Kapampangan nga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganngaa particle used for emphatic affirmation, used in conjunction with
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu →Every word from Kapampangan nanu →
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