Where does “kaphay” come from?

kaphay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sangkap, from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap.

kaphay (Tagalog): plasma

Definitions

  1. plasma

Ancestry of “kaphay”, step by step

kaphay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sangkap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsangkapingredient
2Proto-Philippine*saŋkap

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive

Words derived from “kaphay

Every word from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap