Where does “pagpatay” come from?
pagpatay (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog pag-, from Tagalog kapag, from Tagalog kapagka.
pagpatay (Cebuano): a killing; an instance of someone being killed
Definitions
- a killing; an instance of someone being killed
Ancestry of “pagpatay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | pag- | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed... |
| 2 | Tagalog | kapag | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | kapagka | — |