Where does “pagkabuhay” come from?

pagkabuhay (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog pagka, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin — neocolonialism.

Ancestry of “pagkabuhay”, step by step

pagkabuhay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism

via Bikol Central buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbuhaylife; alive, having life
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