Where does “kakampink” come from?

kakampink (Tagalog) comes from English Pink, from Dutch pingelen, from West Frisian pingel — small item.

kakampink (Tagalog): a supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign

Definitions

  1. a supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign

Ancestry of “kakampink”, step by step

kakampink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
2Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
3West Frisianpingelsmall item

via Tagalog kakampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkakampially
2TagalogKa-implies companionship or partnership
3Proto-Philippine*ka-—

Words derived from “kakampink”

Every word from West Frisian pingel →Every word from Dutch pingelen →Every word from English Pink →