Where does “kagamhanan” come from?

kagamhanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kagahom, from Cebuano gahom, from Tagalog gahum, from Tagalog pagkamakagahum — imperialism.

kagamhanan (Cebuano): the government; the body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization

Definitions

  1. the government; the body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization

Ancestry of “kagamhanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokagahomcapability
2Cebuanogahompower; authority; might
3Tagaloggahumhegemony; power
4Tagalogpagkamakagahumimperialism
Every word from Tagalog pagkamakagahum →Every word from Tagalog gahum →Every word from Cebuano gahom →