Where does “pagpapabago” come from?
pagpapabago (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bago, from Tagalog bagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.
pagpapabago (Tagalog): request for change, alteration, or modification
Definitions
- request for change, alteration, or modification
Ancestry of “pagpapabago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bago | new; before, prior |
| 2 | Tagalog | bagunsakupin | neocolonial |
| 3 | Tagalog | pagkamakabagunsakupin | neocolonialism |
| 4 | Tagalog | pagka | if |