Where does “pagyukyok” come from?

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

pagyukyok (Tagalog): act of crouching

Definitions

  1. act of crouching

Ancestry of “pagyukyok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag-Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed...
2Tagalogkapagif
3Tagalogkapagkaif
Every word from Tagalog kapagkaEvery word from Tagalog pag-Every word from Tagalog kapag