Where does “makatuwid” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makatuwid”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	maka-	Actor trigger refers to things that have been...
2	Tagalog	pagkamakabagunsakupin	neocolonialism
3	Tagalog	pagka	—