Where does “tamnan” come from?
tamnan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taniman, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
tamnan (Tagalog): to plant; to help to grow; to bury
Definitions
- to plant; to help to grow; to bury
Ancestry of “tamnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | taniman | to plant on |
| 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... |