Where does “kasi” come from?

kasi (Tagalog) comes from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq.

kasi (Tagalog): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “kasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—

Words derived from “kasi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq →Every word from Malay kasih →