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Where does “makabayan” come from?

makabayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog maka-, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka.

makabayan (Tagalog): patriotic; patriot

Definitions

  1. patriotic; patriot

Ancestry of “makabayan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmaka-Actor trigger refers to things that have been...
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
3Tagalogpagka—
Every word from Tagalog pagka →