Where does “makapagpabagabag” come from?

makapagpabagabag (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pag-, from Tagalog kapag, from Tagalog kapagka — if.

makapagpabagabag (Tagalog): to be able to cause worry

Definitions

  1. to be able to cause worry

Ancestry of “makapagpabagabag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag-Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed...
2Tagalogkapagif
3Tagalogkapagkaif
Every word from Tagalog kapagka →Every word from Tagalog pag- →Every word from Tagalog kapag →
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