Where does “bahay-ampunan” come from?
bahay-ampunan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ampunan, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
bahay-ampunan (Tagalog): orphanage
Definitions
- orphanage
Ancestry of “bahay-ampunan”, step by step
bahay-ampunan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ampunan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ampunan | orphanage |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Tagalog báhay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | báhay | house, home |