Where does “kakornihan” come from?
kakornihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog korni, from English corny, from English corn, from Middle English corn, from Old English corn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
kakornihan (Tagalog): corniness
Definitions
- corniness
Ancestry of “kakornihan”, step by step
kakornihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog korni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | korni | corny; clichéd; trite; contrived of a joke, etc |
| 2 | English | corny | Boring and unoriginal; Hackneyed or excessively... |
| 3 | English | corn | The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 5 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Tagalog ka- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -han | — |