Where does “kawanihan” come from?
kawanihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kawani, from Malay kerani, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
kawanihan (Tagalog): bureau
Ancestry of “kawanihan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | kawani | employee |
| 2 | Malay | kerani | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | करण | doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |