Where does “kataas-taasan” come from?

kataas-taasan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kataas-taasan (Tagalog): highest; tallest; loftiest

Definitions

  1. highest; tallest; loftiest

Ancestry of “kataas-taasan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaasheight; above; upstairs
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianatashigh up, above
3Proto-AustronesianaCashigh; above
4Proto-Italicakos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱostip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kataas-taasan”

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