Where does “pagkapung-aw” come from?

pagkapung-aw (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog pagka, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin — neocolonialism.

Ancestry of “pagkapung-aw”, step by step

pagkapung-aw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism

via Bikol Central pung-aw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpung-aw—
Every word from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin →Every word from Tagalog pagka →