Where does “kaaya-aya” come from?

kaaya-aya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog aya, from Spanish aya, from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

kaaya-aya (Tagalog): delightful; pleasant; agreeable; pleasurable

Definitions

  1. delightful; pleasant; agreeable; pleasurable

Ancestry of “kaaya-aya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogayapleasantness of the weather, face, etc
2Spanishayafemale equivalent of ayo
3Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “kaaya-aya

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Celtic abūEvery word from Latin avus