Where does “walang-katalamitam” come from?

walang-katalamitam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog katalamitam, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

walang-katalamitam (Tagalog): peerless; unrivaled

Definitions

  1. peerless; unrivaled

Ancestry of “walang-katalamitam”, step by step

walang-katalamitam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog katalamitam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkatalamitamintimate friend; person with whom one is engaged in friendly or intimate conversation
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

via Tagalog wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Tagalog Ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →