Where does “kainis” come from?

kainis (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kainis (Tagalog): darn it; oh no; shoot

Definitions

  1. darn it; oh no; shoot

Ancestry of “kainis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →
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