Where does “pagkasakit” come from?

pagkasakit (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central sakit, from Proto-Philippine sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit — sick, painful.

Ancestry of “pagkasakit”, step by step

pagkasakit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsakit—
2Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →Every word from Bikol Central sakit →