Where does “pagpamulak” come from?

pagpamulak (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pagpamulak (Cebuano): the action of the verb to flower; the period of...

Definitions

  1. the action of the verb to flower; the period of...

Ancestry of “pagpamulak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa-do something for something to
2Proto-Philippinepa-
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa-Every word from Cebuano pa-Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-