Where does “Bagong Ilog” come from?
Bagong Ilog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bago, from Tagalog bagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.
Ancestry of “Bagong Ilog”, step by step
Bagong Ilog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bago | new; before, prior |
| 2 | Tagalog | bagunsakupin | neocolonial |
| 3 | Tagalog | pagkamakabagunsakupin | neocolonialism |
| 4 | Tagalog | pagka | if |