Where does “kabinian” come from?

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

kabinian (Tagalog): quality of modesty

Definitions

  1. quality of modesty

Ancestry of “kabinian”, step by step

kabinian 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 bini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbinimodesty
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →