Where does “pamasak-butas” come from?

pamasak-butas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog butas — hole; pit.

pamasak-butas (Tagalog): person placed in for somebody

Definitions

  1. person placed in for somebody

Ancestry of “pamasak-butas”, step by step

pamasak-butas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog butas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbutashole; pit

via Tagalog pamasak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpamasak
Every word from Tagalog butas