Where does “kayagangan” come from?
kayagangan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.
kayagangan (Tagalog): extreme thinness
Definitions
- extreme thinness
Ancestry of “kayagangan”, step by step
kayagangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -an | used to form abstract nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |
via Tagalog yagang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | yagang | emaciated; extremely thin; extreme thinness |