Where does “bisan pag mangaupaw” come from?
bisan pag mangaupaw (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pag.
bisan pag mangaupaw (Cebuano): come what may; by hook or by crook; no matter what happens or how much hardship it takes. (lit. even if I/we go bald trying)
Definitions
- come what may; by hook or by crook; no matter what happens or how much hardship it takes. (lit. even if I/we go bald trying)
Ancestry of “bisan pag mangaupaw”, step by step
bisan pag mangaupaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano pag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pag | — |
via Cebuano bisan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | bisan | although; though; even though; even if |