Where does “kalihiman” come from?

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

kalihiman (Tagalog): secrecy; secretiveness; stealthiness

Definitions

  1. secrecy; secretiveness; stealthiness

Ancestry of “kalihiman”, step by step

kalihiman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kalihim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalihimsecretary
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →