Where does “kaluwalhatian” come from?

kaluwalhatian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog luwalhati, from Malay hati, from Proto-Malayic hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

kaluwalhatian (Tagalog): glory; beatitude

Definitions

  1. glory; beatitude

Ancestry of “kaluwalhatian”, step by step

kaluwalhatian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog luwalhati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogluwalhatiglory
2Malayhatiliver; heart
3Proto-Malayichatiliver
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
5Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Malayic hati →