Where does “katalamitam” come from?

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

katalamitam (Tagalog): intimate friend; person with whom one is engaged in friendly or intimate conversation

Definitions

  1. intimate friend; person with whom one is engaged in friendly or intimate conversation

Ancestry of “katalamitam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “katalamitam”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →