Where does “taunang-aklat” come from?
taunang-aklat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taunan, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
taunang-aklat (Tagalog): yearbook
Definitions
- yearbook
Ancestry of “taunang-aklat”, step by step
taunang-aklat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog taunan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | taunan | yearly; annual |
| 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 aklat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | aklat | the act of flipping the pages of a book; book |