Where does “kabalagan” come from?

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

kabalagan (Tagalog): network

Definitions

  1. network

Ancestry of “kabalagan”, step by step

kabalagan 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 balag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalagtrellis; arbor; latticework
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →