Where does “magpakita” come from?

magpakita (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

magpakita (Tagalog): to reveal; to show up; to appear to someone

Definitions

  1. to reveal; to show up; to appear to someone

Ancestry of “magpakita”, step by step

magpakita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogkitaSecond-person form, used when speaking directly...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our

via Tagalog magpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagpa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →