Where does “kaayusan” come from?

kaayusan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ayos, from Proto-Philippine *áyus.

kaayusan (Tagalog): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “kaayusan”, step by step

kaayusan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ayos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogayosquality of being organized, alright
2Proto-Philippine*áyus—

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *áyus →Every word from Tagalog ayos →