Where does “kalakaran” come from?

kalakaran (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lakad, from Danish lakaj, from German Lakai, from French laquais, from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè — lackey.

kalakaran (Tagalog): customs and culture associated with a period of time or group of people

Definitions

  1. customs and culture associated with a period of time or group of people

Ancestry of “kalakaran”, step by step

kalakaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lakad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagaloglakadA walk; Things to do; plans; appointment
2Danishlakajlackey, footman, flunkey, henchman
3GermanLakailackey
4Frenchlaquaisfootman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge
5Spanishlacayolackey
6Italianlacchèlackey

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Italian lacchè →Every word from French laquais →Every word from Spanish lacayo →