Where does “*-an” come from?
*-an (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Ancestry of “*-an”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |