Where does “kasaganaan” come from?

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

kasaganaan (Tagalog): abundance; plenty; prosperity

Definitions

  1. abundance; plenty; prosperity

Ancestry of “kasaganaan”, step by step

kasaganaan 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 sagana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsaganaabundant; rich
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →