Where does “ampon” come from?
ampon (Tagalog) comes from Malay ampun, from Classical Malay امڤون, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun.
ampon (Tagalog): orphan; abandoned person
Ancestry of “ampon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | ampun | — |
| 2 | Classical Malay | امڤون | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ampun | — |
Words derived from “ampon”