Where does “paggupit” come from?

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

paggupit (Tagalog): snipping; cutting with scissors or shears

Definitions

  1. snipping; cutting with scissors or shears

Ancestry of “paggupit”, 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 →