Where does “katungkulan” come from?

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

katungkulan (Tagalog): duty; obligation; responsibility

Definitions

  1. duty; obligation; responsibility

Ancestry of “katungkulan”, step by step

katungkulan 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 tungkol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtungkol(used with) about; regarding; concerning
2Proto-Philippine*tuŋkul—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →
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