Where does “kauntian” come from?

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

kauntian (Tagalog): littleness; scarceness; smallness

Definitions

  1. littleness; scarceness; smallness

Ancestry of “kauntian”, step by step

kauntian 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 unti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloguntimeagerness
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →
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