Where does “kasabihan” come from?

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

kasabihan (Tagalog): proverb; idiom

Definitions

  1. proverb; idiom

Ancestry of “kasabihan”, step by step

kasabihan 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 sabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogsabiSpeech; what one says; To say; to speak; To tell
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →