Where does “magkakapitbahay” come from?

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

magkakapitbahay (Tagalog): of three or more people neighbors to each other

Definitions

of three or more people neighbors to each other

Ancestry of “magkakapitbahay”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	magka-	Prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative...
2	Tagalog	mag-	actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3	Tagalog	sibuyas	onion
4	Spanish	cebolla	onion
5	Old Spanish	cebolla	onion
6	Late Latin	cepulla	onion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7	Latin	cēpa	onion

Every word from Latin cēpa →Every word from Tagalog mag- →Every word from Late Latin cepulla →