Where does “dagdag-bawas” come from?
dagdag-bawas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dagdag, from Arabic دَقَّ — to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,...
dagdag-bawas (Tagalog): form of electoral fraud involving adding and subtracting of votes in favor of one candidate over another
Definitions
- form of electoral fraud involving adding and subtracting of votes in favor of one candidate over another
Ancestry of “dagdag-bawas”, step by step
dagdag-bawas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog dagdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | dagdag | addition; extra |
| 2 | Arabic | دَقَّ | to be thin, to be fine, to be small; to knock”,... |
via Tagalog bawas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bawas | reduction |