Where does “pagyayabang” come from?

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

pagyayabang (Tagalog): act of boasting; boastful act; boastfulness;...

Definitions

  1. act of boasting; boastful act; boastfulness;...

Ancestry of “pagyayabang”, 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 →