Where does “kausa” come from?

kausa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano usa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa — deer.

kausa (Cebuano): shortened form of makausa

Definitions

  1. shortened form of makausa

Ancestry of “kausa”, step by step

kausa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano usa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanousaone; 1; one unnamed person or thing; any person
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa →Every word from Cebuano usa →