Where does “kasambahay” come from?

kasambahay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kasangbahay, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kasambahay (Tagalog): domestic servant; domestic worker

Definitions

  1. domestic servant; domestic worker

Ancestry of “kasambahay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkasangbahay—
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “kasambahay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →