Where does “pagpisan” come from?
pagpisan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pisan, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
pagpisan (Tagalog): act of living or residing on one place or home
Definitions
- act of living or residing on one place or home
Ancestry of “pagpisan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pisan | stuck together, strung together |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |