Where does “kayabangan” come from?

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

kayabangan (Tagalog): boastfulness; boast; brag; bragging; arrogance;...

Definitions

  1. boastfulness; boast; brag; bragging; arrogance;...

Ancestry of “kayabangan”, step by step

kayabangan 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 yabang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogyabangboastfulness; boast; brag; bragging; arrogance;...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an →Every word from Tagalog ka- -an →