Where does “kasawian” come from?

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

kasawian (Tagalog): misfortune; unfortunate event or state

Definitions

  1. misfortune; unfortunate event or state

Ancestry of “kasawian”, step by step

kasawian 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 sawi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsawiunfortunate; unlucky

Words derived from “kasawian”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →