Where does “kahulugan” come from?

kahulugan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hulog, from Proto-Philippine huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Suluʀ.

kahulugan (Tagalog): definition

Definitions

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Ancestry of “kahulugan”, step by step

kahulugan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog hulog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghulogfall; failure in an examination; installment
2Proto-Philippinehuluʀ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuluʀto fall
4Proto-AustronesianSuluʀ—

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

Words derived from “kahulugan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine huluʀ →
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