Where does “tahon” come from?

tahon (Maranao) comes from Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.

tahon (Maranao): astrological sign

Definitions

  1. astrological sign

Ancestry of “tahon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytahunyear
2Proto-Malayictahunyear
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun →Every word from Proto-Malayic tahun →Every word from Malay tahun →
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