Where does “katatagan” come from?

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

katatagan (Tagalog): stability

Definitions

  1. stability

Ancestry of “katatagan”, step by step

katatagan 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 tatag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtatagestablished; founded by
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →