Where does “makatakot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makatakot”, step by step

makatakot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central takot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltakot—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
3Proto-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 →