Where does “pampakuha” come from?

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

pampakuha (Cebuano): an abortifacient

Definitions

  1. an abortifacient

Ancestry of “pampakuha”, 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-