Where does “karampatan” come from?

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

karampatan (Tagalog): fair; reasonable

Definitions

  1. fair; reasonable

Ancestry of “karampatan”, step by step

karampatan 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 dapat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdapatan adverb that indicates obligation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →