Where does “kakaniyahan” come from?

kakaniyahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaniya, from Proto-Philippine *kania.

kakaniyahan (Tagalog): identity; individuality

Definitions

  1. identity; individuality

Ancestry of “kakaniyahan”, step by step

kakaniyahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kaniya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkaniyahis; her
2Proto-Philippine*kania—

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *kania →Every word from Tagalog kaniya →