Where does “kulungan” come from?
kulungan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
kulungan (Tagalog): cage; kennel; corral; jail; prison
Definitions
- cage; kennel; corral; jail; prison
Ancestry of “kulungan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |