Where does “kamanggagawa” come from?
kamanggagawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog manggagawa, from Tagalog mang-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
kamanggagawa (Tagalog): coworker; colaborer
Definitions
- coworker; colaborer
Ancestry of “kamanggagawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | manggagawa | worker; laborer |
| 2 | Tagalog | mang- | 3rd actor trigger verb suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |