Where does “kaliwanagan” come from?

kaliwanagan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Liwanag, from Tagalog liwanag — light; radiance; brightness; refulgence;...

kaliwanagan (Tagalog): brightness

Definitions

  1. brightness

Ancestry of “kaliwanagan”, step by step

kaliwanagan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Liwanag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogLiwanagmostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Batangas
2Tagalogliwanaglight; radiance; brightness; refulgence;...

via Tagalog ka- -an

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