Where does “kalaliman” come from?

kalaliman (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lalim, from Proto-Philippine *daləm — inside.

kalaliman (Tagalog): depth

Definitions

  1. depth

Ancestry of “kalaliman”, step by step

kalaliman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lalim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglalimdepth
2Proto-Philippine*daləminside

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *daləm →Every word from Tagalog lalim →