Where does “kapsira” come from?

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

kapsira (Tagalog): catabolism

Definitions

  1. catabolism

Ancestry of “kapsira”, step by step

kapsira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sangkap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsangkapingredient
2Proto-Philippine*saŋkap—

via Tagalog sira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiradamage; tear; defect
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansiraqto split open
Every word from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap →Every word from Tagalog sangkap →