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Where does “may-kaya” come from?

may-kaya (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

may-kaya (Tagalog): Description for people who can afford more than...

Definitions

  1. Description for people who can afford more than...

Ancestry of “may-kaya”, step by step

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