Where does “Calinisan” come from?
Calinisan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kalinisan, from Tagalog linis, from Proto-Philippine *linis.
Ancestry of “Calinisan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | kalinisan | cleanliness |
| 2 | Tagalog | linis | anything that refers to the quality of being... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *linis | — |