Where does “magkasakit” come from?

magkasakit (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.

magkasakit (Tagalog): to get sick; to have a sickness

Definitions

  1. to get sick; to have a sickness

Ancestry of “magkasakit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagka-Prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative...
2Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3Tagalogsibuyasonion
4Spanishcebollaonion
5Old Spanishcebollaonion
6Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpaEvery word from Tagalog mag-Every word from Late Latin cepulla