Where does “mag-ati” come from?

mag-ati (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ati — dirt, stain on clothes and on skin.

Ancestry of “mag-ati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralatidirt, stain on clothes and on skin
Every word from Bikol Central ati
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