Where does “makapagal” come from?

makapagal (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pagal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pagel.

Ancestry of “makapagal”, step by step

makapagal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central pagal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpagal—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pagel—

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pagel →