gege (Tagalog)

Where does "gege" come from?

The Tagalog interjection 'gege', meaning 'sure; okay; all right'[1], is formed through the reduplication[1] of an apheresis[1] of the word 'sige'[1]. The base word 'sige' was borrowed from the Spanish word 'sigue'[2], which originates from the verb 'seguir'[2].

Full etymology tree

• gege (Tagalog), 'sure; okay; all right'
  • derived sige (Tagalog), 'OK!'
    • borrowed sigue (Spanish), 'inflection of seguir:'
      • derived seguir (Spanish), 'to follow'

Descendants and derived words

• awts gege (Tagalog)

Sources

1. gege (Tagalog) - Wiktionary
2. sige (Tagalog) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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