Where does “silid-aklatan” come from?
silid-aklatan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog aklatan, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
silid-aklatan (Tagalog): Library
Definitions
- Library
Ancestry of “silid-aklatan”, step by step
silid-aklatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog aklatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | aklatan | A library of books |
| 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... |
via Tagalog silid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | silid | room |