Where does “maka-kanan” come from?
maka-kanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kanan, from Tagalog kain, from Spanish Caín, from Latin Cain, from Ancient Greek Κάϊν, from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן.
maka-kanan (Tagalog): rightist; a rightist
Ancestry of “maka-kanan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kanan | right |
| 2 | Tagalog | kain | act or manner of eating or consuming food;... |
| 3 | Spanish | Caín | — |
| 4 | Latin | Cain | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κάϊν | — |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | קַיִן | — |