Where does “kasiningan” come from?

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

kasiningan (Tagalog): artistry

Definitions

  1. artistry

Ancestry of “kasiningan”, step by step

kasiningan 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 sining

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiningthe act or process of thinking; art
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →