Where does “Gagalac” come from?

Gagalac (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog galak, from Malay gelak — to laugh show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds.

Gagalac (Tagalog): mostly found in Batangas and Quezon

Definitions

  1. mostly found in Batangas and Quezon

Ancestry of “Gagalac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggalakjoy; happiness; gladness
2Malaygelakto laugh show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Every word from Malay gelak →Every word from Tagalog galak →
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