Where does “katapusan” come from?

katapusan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tapos, from Proto-Austronesian *tapus.

katapusan (Tagalog): end; conclusion

Definitions

  1. end; conclusion

Ancestry of “katapusan”, step by step

katapusan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tapos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaposfinished; over; then
2Proto-Austronesian*tapus—

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tapus →
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