Where does “palabigasan” come from?

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

palabigasan (Tagalog): receptacle such as a box, basket, bag, etc. for hulled rice

Definitions

  1. receptacle such as a box, basket, bag, etc. for hulled rice

Ancestry of “palabigasan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-anobject trigger: to do something to a person or a...
2Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Tagalog -anEvery word from Proto-Philippine *-an