Where does “sapagka” come from?

sapagka (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sa-, from Tagalog sa, from Tagalog makatuwid, from Tagalog tuwid, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid.

sapagka (Tagalog): because; since; for the reason that

Definitions

  1. because; since; for the reason that

Ancestry of “sapagka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsa-forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose
2Tagalogsaof, from, to, at, on, in, into, onto, through,...
3Tagalogmakatuwidto be able to straighten up one's body
4Tagalogtuwidstraight; not bent nor crooked as of a line, rope, etc
5Proto-Philippine*tuqlid
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tuq(ə)lid
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid