Where does “kasiyahan” come from?

kasiyahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog siya, from Proto-Oceanic *(si-)ia, from Austronesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.

kasiyahan (Tagalog): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “kasiyahan”, step by step

kasiyahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog siya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiyahe; she; saddle
2Proto-Oceanic*(si-)ia—
3Austronesian*(si-)ia—
4Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Austronesian *(si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *(si-)ia →