Where does “kasayahan” come from?
kasayahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō — to seek out.
kasayahan (Tagalog): festivity; celebration
Definitions
- festivity; celebration
Ancestry of “kasayahan”, step by step
kasayahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog saya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 2 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 4 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 6 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 7 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Tagalog ka- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -han | — |