Where does “kasimbuti” come from?

kasimbuti (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kasim-, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kasimbuti (Tagalog): as good as

Definitions

  1. as good as

Ancestry of “kasimbuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkasim-—
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →