Where does “kaugnayan” come from?

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

kaugnayan (Tagalog): connection; relation; relationship; correlation

Definitions

  1. connection; relation; relationship; correlation

Ancestry of “kaugnayan”, step by step

kaugnayan 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 ugnay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogugnaypoint of connection or attachment; joint
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →