Where does “kalangitan” come from?
kalangitan (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog langit, from Tagalog -um-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -um-, from Proto-Austronesian -um- — inflectional infix marking actor voice.
kalangitan (Cebuano): heavens
Definitions
- heavens
Ancestry of “kalangitan”, step by step
kalangitan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog langit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | langit | sky; heaven |
| 2 | Tagalog | -um- | Infix form of um- |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -um- | inflectional affix marking actor voice |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | -um- | inflectional infix marking actor voice |
via Tagalog ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -an | used to form abstract nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |
via Cebuano Langit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Langit | the sky |