Where does “magkaano-ano” come from?
magkaano-ano (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaano-ano, from Tagalog Año, from Spanish año, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os — that.
magkaano-ano (Tagalog): two people somehow related but the exact relationship is unspecified or unknown
Definitions
- two people somehow related but the exact relationship is unspecified or unknown
Ancestry of “magkaano-ano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kaano-ano | someone related with especially family |
| 2 | Tagalog | Año | what |
| 3 | Spanish | año | year; age |
| 4 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 5 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 6 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 10 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 11 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 12 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |