Where does “kalahatian” come from?

kalahatian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

kalahatian (Tagalog): halfway; midway; middle

Definitions

  1. halfway; midway; middle

Ancestry of “kalahatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-anobject trigger: to do something to a person or a...
2Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “kalahatian

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -anEvery word from Tagalog -anEvery word from Proto-Philippine *-an
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