Where does “kapatawaran” come from?

kapatawaran (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog patawad, from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

kapatawaran (Tagalog): forgiveness

Definitions

  1. forgiveness

Ancestry of “kapatawaran”, step by step

kapatawaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog patawad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpatawadapology; I'm sorry
2Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Tagalog ka- -an

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