Where does “kabunnalan” come from?

kabunnalan (Tausug) comes from Tausug bunnal, from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər — right, correct.

kabunnalan (Tausug): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “kabunnalan”, step by step

kabunnalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug bunnal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugbunnaltrue
2Malaybenarreally; truly; very. (Used to emphasize an adjective)
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbənərright, correct

via Tausug ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər →Every word from Malay benar →Every word from Tausug bunnal →