Where does “kalapastanganan” come from?

kalapastanganan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lapastangan, from Malay tangan, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.

kalapastanganan (Tagalog): impudence; disrespect; irreverence; profanity; blasphemy

Definitions

  1. impudence; disrespect; irreverence; profanity; blasphemy

Ancestry of “kalapastanganan”, step by step

kalapastanganan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lapastangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglapastanganirreverent; disrespectful; discourteous
2Malaytanganhand
3Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →Every word from Malay tangan →Every word from Tagalog lapastangan →