Where does “Manahan” come from?

Manahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tahan, from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

Manahan (Tagalog): to be passed of inheritance

Definitions

  1. to be passed of inheritance

Ancestry of “Manahan”, step by step

Manahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtahanto stop crying
2Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
3Proto-Malayic*tahan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
5Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Tagalog manâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmanâheirloom; inheritance; heritage
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tahan →