Where does “kasawiang-palad” come from?

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

kasawiang-palad (Tagalog): misfortune; mishap

Definitions

  1. misfortune; mishap

Ancestry of “kasawiang-palad”, step by step

kasawiang-palad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kasawian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkasawianmisfortune; unfortunate event or state
2Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Tagalog Palad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPaladmostly concentrated in Bulacan, Quezon and Laguna
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palajpalm of the hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog kasawian →