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Where does “manahan” come from?

manahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tahan, from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

Ancestry of “manahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtahanto stop crying
2Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
3Proto-Malayic*tahan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqan—
5Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve
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