Where does “sakupbayan” come from?
sakupbayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sakop, from Tagalog bagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.
sakupbayan (Tagalog): colony
Definitions
- colony
Ancestry of “sakupbayan”, step by step
sakupbayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog sakop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sakop | act of occupying an enemy possession or... |
| 2 | Tagalog | bagunsakupin | neocolonial |
| 3 | Tagalog | pagkamakabagunsakupin | neocolonialism |
| 4 | Tagalog | pagka | if |
via Tagalog bayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bayan | town; municipality; nation; country; motherland;... |