Where does “pagdagdag” come from?
pagdagdag (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog dagdag, from Arabic دَقَّ — to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,...
Ancestry of “pagdagdag”, step by step
pagdagdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog dagdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dagdag | addition; extra |
| 2 | Arabic | دَقَّ | to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,... |
via Bikol Central pag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pag | — |