Where does “kalaguyo” come from?

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

kalaguyo (Tagalog): bosom; very close friend; concubine; paramour

Definitions

  1. bosom; very close friend; concubine; paramour

Ancestry of “kalaguyo”, 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- →