Where does “pagbilang” come from?

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

pagbilang (Tagalog): way of counting; numeration; enumeration

Definitions

  1. way of counting; numeration; enumeration

Ancestry of “pagbilang”, 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 →