Where does “kaysa” come from?

kaysa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sa, from Tagalog makatuwid, from Tagalog maka-, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.

kaysa (Tagalog): than

Definitions

kaysa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	sa	of, from, to, at, on, in, into, onto, through,...
2	Tagalog	makatuwid	to be able to straighten up one's body
3	Tagalog	maka-	Actor trigger refers to things that have been...
4	Tagalog	pagkamakabagunsakupin	neocolonialism
5	Tagalog	pagka	if

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	kay	Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
2	English	Kay	derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K
3	Latin	ka	The name of the letter "K"