Where does “kain” come from?

kain (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Caín, from Latin Cain, from Ancient Greek Κάϊν, from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן.

kain (Tagalog): act or manner of eating or consuming food;...

Definitions

  1. act or manner of eating or consuming food;...

Ancestry of “kain”, step by step

kain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Caín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCaínCain Biblical character
2LatinCain—
3Ancient GreekΚάϊνCain
4Biblical Hebrewקַיִן—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “kain”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן →Every word from Ancient Greek Κάϊν →Every word from Latin Cain →