Where does “kabuhayan” come from?

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

kabuhayan (Tagalog): livelihood

Definitions

  1. livelihood

Ancestry of “kabuhayan”, step by step

kabuhayan 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 buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an