Where does “kagalingan” come from?

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

kagalingan (Tagalog): goodness; healing

Definitions

  1. goodness; healing

Ancestry of “kagalingan”, step by step

kagalingan 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 galing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggalingfrom; recovery; skill; ability expertness

Words derived from “kagalingan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →