Where does “pagkakataon” come from?

pagkakataon (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.

pagkakataon (Tagalog): opportunity; chance

Definitions

  1. opportunity; chance

Ancestry of “pagkakataon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaonyear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun →Every word from Tagalog taon →