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Where does “pag-atig” come from?

pag-atig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pag-, from Tagalog kapag, from Tagalog kapagka.

pag-atig (Tagalog): gentle persuasion; indirect invitation

Definitions

  1. gentle persuasion; indirect invitation

Ancestry of “pag-atig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag-Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed...
2Tagalogkapag—
3Tagalogkapagka—
Every word from Tagalog kapagka →