Where does “yang” come from?
yang (Kapampangan) comes from Kapampangan ya, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.
yang (Kapampangan): Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form
Definitions
- Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form
Ancestry of “yang”, step by step
yang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Kapampangan ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | ya | he; she |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
via Kapampangan ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | ing | direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns |
via Chinese Mandarin 陽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 陽 | — |