Where does “kanan” come from?

kanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kain, from Spanish Caín, from Latin Cain, from Ancient Greek Κάϊν, from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן.

kanan (Tagalog): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “kanan”, step by step

kanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkainact or manner of eating or consuming food;...
2SpanishCaínCain Biblical character
3LatinCain—
4Ancient GreekΚάϊνCain
5Biblical Hebrewקַיִן—

via Malay kanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykananright
2Proto-Malayickanan—
3Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wanaNright

Words derived from “kanan”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן →Every word from Ancient Greek Κάϊν →Every word from Latin Cain →