Where does “abot-kaya” come from?

abot-kaya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

abot-kaya (Tagalog): affordable

Definitions

  1. affordable

Ancestry of “abot-kaya”, step by step

abot-kaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkayaable; capable; ability; capability; competence;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaya—
3Proto-Austronesiankayaable, capable, strong, wealthy

via Tagalog abot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogabotovertaken; abreast with; within reach;...
2Proto-Philippine*qábut—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya →Every word from Tagalog kaya →