How to Write 'Kamusta' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word kamusta. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Kamusta
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-S-Ta
Etymology
Derived from the Spanish phrase '¿cómo está?' meaning 'how are you?'.
ROOT WORD: KUMUSTA
mangumusta
to greet or ask how someone is
kinukumusta
currently checking on someone
nangumusta
greeted or checked on someone
pakikumusta
please say hi for me