Where does “gatos” come from?

gatos (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus — hundred.

gatos (Bikol Central): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “gatos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀatushundred
2Proto-AustronesianʀaCushundred
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus →