Where does “kasuotan” come from?

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

kasuotan (Tagalog): apparel; clothing; dress

Definitions

  1. apparel; clothing; dress

Ancestry of “kasuotan”, step by step

kasuotan 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 suot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsuotclothing; clothes; what one is wearing
2Proto-Philippine*suq(ə)lút—

Words derived from “kasuotan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →