Where does “sang- -an” come from?

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

sang- -an (Tagalog): forms nouns to denote a larger whole

Definitions

  1. forms nouns to denote a larger whole

Ancestry of “sang- -an”, 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...

Words derived from “sang- -an”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →