Where does “kagamitan” come from?

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

kagamitan (Tagalog): tools; instrument; device; apparatus; appliance

Definitions

  1. tools; instrument; device; apparatus; appliance

Ancestry of “kagamitan”, step by step

kagamitan 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 gamit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggamitthing; use
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →