Where does “kayamuan” come from?
kayamuan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog yamo, from Tagalog bayaan, from Swahili -baya, from Cornish bay, from Middle Cornish bay, from Middle English baye, from Old English beġ — berry.
kayamuan (Tagalog): covetousness; avarice
Ancestry of “kayamuan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | yamo | covetousness; avarice; stubble |
| 2 | Tagalog | bayaan | — |
| 3 | Swahili | -baya | — |
| 4 | Cornish | bay | kiss |
| 5 | Middle Cornish | bay | — |
| 6 | Middle English | baye | — |
| 7 | Old English | beġ | berry |