Where does “kamag-anak” come from?

kamag-anak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-anak, from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

kamag-anak (Tagalog): relative someone in the same family

Definitions

  1. relative someone in the same family

Ancestry of “kamag-anak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmag-anakfamily
2Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3Tagalogsibuyasonion
4Spanishcebollaonion
5Old Spanishcebollaonion
6Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7Latincēpaonion

Words derived from “kamag-anak

Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla
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