Where does “apat” come from?

apat (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

apat (Bikol Central): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “apat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineəpatfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

Words derived from “apat”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Philippine əpat →