Where does “labanan” come from?

labanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

labanan (Tagalog): to be opposed; to be resisted; to be fought against

Definitions

to be opposed; to be resisted; to be fought against

Ancestry of “labanan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	-an	object trigger: to do something to a person or a...
2	Proto-Philippine	*-an	verbal suffix marking locative focus
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	-an	Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4	Proto-Austronesian	-an	Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

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