Where does “Cabungcal” come from?
Cabungcal (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.
Cabungcal (Tagalog): common in Batangas and Nueva Ecija
Definitions
- common in Batangas and Nueva Ecija
Ancestry of “Cabungcal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | Ka- | implies companionship or partnership |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |
Words derived from “Cabungcal”