Where does “kabahayan” come from?

kabahayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kabahayan (Tagalog): household

Definitions

  1. household

Ancestry of “kabahayan”, step by step

kabahayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Tagalog báhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbáhayhouse, home
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →