Etymology Explorer › Tagalog

Where does “kaya” come from?

kaya (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

kaya (Tagalog): able; capable; ability; capability; competence;...

Definitions

  1. able; capable; ability; capability; competence;...

Ancestry of “kaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaya—
2Proto-Austronesiankayaable, capable, strong, wealthy

Words derived from “kaya”

  • may-kaya
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaya →