Where does “pagdalaw” come from?

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

pagdalaw (Tagalog): visitation; visit

Definitions

  1. visitation; visit

Ancestry of “pagdalaw”, step by step

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