Where does “kapayapaan” come from?

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

kapayapaan (Tagalog): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “kapayapaan”, step by step

kapayapaan 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 payapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpayapapeaceful; tranquil
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →