Where does “bigay-kaya” come from?

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

bigay-kaya (Tagalog): dowry; bride price

Definitions

  1. dowry; bride price

Ancestry of “bigay-kaya”, step by step

bigay-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 bigay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbigayto give
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀayto give
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya →Every word from Tagalog kaya →
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