Where does “mamakyaw” come from?
mamakyaw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pakyaw, from Hokkien 跋繳.
mamakyaw (Tagalog): to buy wholesale
Ancestry of “mamakyaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pakyaw | wholesale buying; contract labor |
| 2 | Hokkien | 跋繳 | — |