Where does “kawalang-hanggan” come from?

kawalang-hanggan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kawalang-hanggan (Tagalog): infinity; eternity; perpetuity

Definitions

  1. infinity; eternity; perpetuity

Ancestry of “kawalang-hanggan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →