Where does “kabutihang-loob” come from?

kabutihang-loob (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog loob, from Tagalog malayang loob, from English free will — A person's natural inclination; unforced choice;...

kabutihang-loob (Tagalog): goodheartedness; kindness

Definitions

  1. goodheartedness; kindness

Ancestry of “kabutihang-loob”, step by step

kabutihang-loob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog loob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogloobinterior; inside; inner surface; will; volution;...
2Tagalogmalayang loobfree will
3Englishfree willA person's natural inclination; unforced choice;...

via Tagalog kabutihan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkabutihangoodness; excellence; being good or fine
2Tagalogbutigoodness, kindness
3Sanskritभूतिexistence, being
Every word from English free willEvery word from Tagalog malayang loobEvery word from Tagalog loob