Where does “masagutan” come from?

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

masagutan (Tagalog): to be able to be answered

Definitions

  1. to be able to be answered

Ancestry of “masagutan”, step by step

masagutan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogma- -anto suffer the quality of adjective indicated
2Tagalog-anobject trigger: to do something to a person or a...
3Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
5Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Tagalog sagot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsagotreply; response
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Tagalog -anEvery word from Tagalog ma- -an