Where does “kubol-halalan” come from?
kubol-halalan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog halalan, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
kubol-halalan (Tagalog): voting booth
Definitions
- voting booth
Ancestry of “kubol-halalan”, step by step
kubol-halalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog halalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | halalan | election |
| 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 Cebuano kubol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kubol | to harden; to make insensitive or callous; a... |