Where does “pagkaskas” come from?

pagkaskas (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central kaskas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaskás.

Ancestry of “pagkaskas”, step by step

pagkaskas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central kaskas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralkaskas—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaskás—

via Bikol Central pag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpag—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaskás →Every word from Bikol Central kaskas →