Where does “baguhan” come from?

baguhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bago, from Tagalog bagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.

baguhan (Tagalog): novice; amateur; apprentice; tenderfoot

Definitions

  1. novice; amateur; apprentice; tenderfoot

Ancestry of “baguhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbagonew; before, prior
2Tagalogbagunsakupinneocolonial
3Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
4Tagalogpagkaif
Every word from Tagalog pagkaEvery word from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupinEvery word from Tagalog bagunsakupin
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