Where does “patay” come from?

patay (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

patay (Aklanon): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “patay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
2Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →