Where does “kagustuhan” come from?

kagustuhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gusto, from Spanish gusto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kagustuhan (Tagalog): like, want, desire

Definitions

  1. like, want, desire

Ancestry of “kagustuhan”, step by step

kagustuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggustowant; like; desire
2Spanishgustotaste; liking, preference, aesthetic preference;...
3Latingustustaste
4Proto-Italicgustustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-
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