Where does “kasarilinan” come from?

kasarilinan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sarili — one's own; private.

Ancestry of “kasarilinan”, step by step

kasarilinan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sarili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsarilione's own; private

via Tagalog ka- -nan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -nan
Every word from Tagalog sarili
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