Where does “karapatang-sipi” come from?

karapatang-sipi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog karapatan, from Tagalog ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

karapatang-sipi (Tagalog): copyright

Definitions

  1. copyright

Ancestry of “karapatang-sipi”, step by step

karapatang-sipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog karapatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkarapatanright; authority
2Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Tagalog sipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsipicopy; reproduction from an original
2Proto-Austronesian*səpiq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog karapatan →
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