Where does “tahan” come from?
tahan (Tagalog) comes from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.
tahan (Tagalog): to stop crying
Ancestry of “tahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | tahan | to endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *tahan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | taqan | to hold back; to keep in reserve |