Where does “kasian” come from?

kasian (Tetum) comes from Indonesian kasihan, from Malay kasihan, from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq.

kasian (Tetum): too bad!

Definitions

  1. too bad!

Ancestry of “kasian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankasihanpitiful
2Malaykasihanpitiful
3Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq →Every word from Malay kasih →Every word from Malay kasihan →