Where does “tahanan” come from?

tahanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tahan, from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

tahanan (Tagalog): simultaneous stopping or ceasing

Definitions

  1. simultaneous stopping or ceasing

Ancestry of “tahanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtahanto stop crying
2Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
3Proto-Malayic*tahan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
5Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tahan →