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

Definitions

  1. orphan; abandoned person

Ancestry of “ampon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayampunfreedom from a punishment that was because of a sin or an illicit act
2Classical Malayامڤون—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ampun—

Words derived from “ampon”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun →Every word from Classical Malay امڤون →Every word from Malay ampun →