Where does “Cabagay” come from?

Cabagay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ka, from Tagalog wika, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Cabagay (Tagalog): common in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Definitions

common in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Ancestry of “Cabagay”, step by step

Cabagay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	ka	you
2	Tagalog	wika	language; utterance; to express verbally; to...
3	Sanskrit	वाक्य	speech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
4	Sanskrit	वच्	to speak, utter, say
5	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

via Haitian Creole bagay

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Haitian Creole	bagay	thing
2	French	bagage	baggage; luggage
3	Old Norse	baggi	bag, pack, satchel, bundle
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰak-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →