Where does “pagkamara” come from?

pagkamara (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central mara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja.

Ancestry of “pagkamara”, step by step

pagkamara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central mara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaradry; parched
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maja—

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja →Every word from Bikol Central mara →