Where does “pakagadan” come from?

pakagadan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central gadan — dead; corpse; deceased.

Ancestry of “pakagadan”, step by step

pakagadan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central gadan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralgadandead; corpse; deceased

via Bikol Central paka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpaka
Every word from Bikol Central gadan