Where does “kasi” come from?

kasi (Chavacano) comes from Tagalog kasi, from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq.

kasi (Chavacano): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “kasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkasibecause
2Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq →Every word from Malay kasih →Every word from Tagalog kasi →
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