Where does “kalinggitan” come from?

kalinggitan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

kalinggitan (Tagalog): littleness; smallness; tininess

Definitions

  1. littleness; smallness; tininess

Ancestry of “kalinggitan”, step by step

kalinggitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Tagalog linggit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglinggitlittleness; smallness; tininess
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →