Where does “likas-kayang pag-unlad” come from?

likas-kayang pag-unlad (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog likas-kaya, from Tagalog kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

likas-kayang pag-unlad (Tagalog): sustainable development

Definitions

  1. sustainable development

Ancestry of “likas-kayang pag-unlad”, step by step

likas-kayang pag-unlad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog likas-kaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglikas-kayasustainable
2Tagalogkayaable; capable; ability; capability; competence;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaya
4Proto-Austronesiankayaable, capable, strong, wealthy

via Tagalog pag-unlad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag-unladdevelopment; advancement; improvement
2Tagalogpag-Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed...
3Proto-Philippine*paʀ-Derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kayaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kayaEvery word from Tagalog kaya