Where does “ata” come from?

ata (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog yata, from Proto-Bantu *-ját.

ata (Bikol Central): rice bran; I've already told you!

Definitions

  1. rice bran; I've already told you!

Ancestry of “ata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogyatamaybe; perhaps
2Proto-Bantu*-ját—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ját →Every word from Tagalog yata →