Where does “magpanatili” come from?

magpanatili (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panatili, from Tagalog sa-, from Tagalog sa, from Tagalog makatuwid, from Tagalog maka-, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.

magpanatili (Tagalog): to maintain; to keep

Definitions

  1. to maintain; to keep

Ancestry of “magpanatili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpanatilimaintenance of something in its current state
2Tagalogsa-forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose
3Tagalogsaof, from, to, at, on, in, into, onto, through,...
4Tagalogmakatuwidto be able to straighten up one's body
5Tagalogmaka-Actor trigger refers to things that have been...
6Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
7Tagalogpagkaif
Every word from Tagalog pagka
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