Where does “siksikan” come from?

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

siksikan (Tagalog): crowded; filled up to full capacity; tightly close together

Definitions

  1. crowded; filled up to full capacity; tightly close together

Ancestry of “siksikan”, 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 -an →Every word from Tagalog -an →Every word from Proto-Philippine *-an →