Where does “kakampuwet” come from?

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

kakampuwet (Tagalog): supporter of Leni Robredo's campaign

Definitions

  1. supporter of Leni Robredo's campaign

Ancestry of “kakampuwet”, step by step

kakampuwet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kakampink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkakampinka supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign
2EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
3Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
4West Frisianpingelsmall item

via Tagalog puwit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpuwitbuttocks; butt; rear
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpuətto rub, to stroke
Every word from West Frisian pingel