Where does “pagkagutom” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pagkagutom”, step by step

pagkagutom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism

via Bikol Central gutom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralgutomhungry; hunger
Every word from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin →Every word from Tagalog pagka →