Where does “kagitnaan” come from?

kagitnaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gitna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq — centre; half.

kagitnaan (Tagalog): middle area; center

Definitions

  1. middle area; center

Ancestry of “kagitnaan”, step by step

kagitnaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gitna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggitnacenter; middle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋaq →Every word from Tagalog gitna →