Where does “kayarian” come from?

kayarian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog yari, from Malay jadi, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kayarian (Tagalog): structure; general form or shape

Definitions

  1. structure; general form or shape

Ancestry of “kayarian”, step by step

kayarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog yari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogyarimade; finished; manufactured; this
2Malayjadito become; so
3Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →