Where does “tagapakinig” come from?

tagapakinig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pakinig, from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

tagapakinig (Tagalog): listener

Definitions

  1. listener

Ancestry of “tagapakinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpakinighearing
2Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →Every word from Tagalog pakinig →