Where does “makapatakot” come from?

makapatakot (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central patakot, from Bikol Central takot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut, from Proto-Austronesian takut — to fear.

Ancestry of “makapatakot”, step by step

makapatakot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central patakot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpatakot—
2Bikol Centraltakot—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
4Proto-Austronesiantakutto fear

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian takut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut →Every word from Bikol Central takot →