Where does “pagkaulila” come from?

pagkaulila (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pagka, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin — neocolonialism.

pagkaulila (Tagalog): orphanhood

Definitions

  1. orphanhood

Ancestry of “pagkaulila”, step by step

pagkaulila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pagka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpagkaif
2Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism

via Tagalog ulila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulilaorphan
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ulila—
Every word from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin →Every word from Tagalog pagka →