Where does “pakikipag-usap” come from?
pakikipag-usap (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pakikipag-, from Tagalog pag-, from Tagalog kapag, from Tagalog kapagka — if.
pakikipag-usap (Tagalog): engagement in conversation
Definitions
- engagement in conversation
Ancestry of “pakikipag-usap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pakikipag- | used to form nouns of the verbs beginning in |
| 2 | Tagalog | pag- | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed... |
| 3 | Tagalog | kapag | if |
| 4 | Tagalog | kapagka | if |