Where does “paratahi” come from?

paratahi (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS.

Ancestry of “paratahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltahi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantahiqto sew
3Proto-Austronesian*CaqiS—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tahiq →Every word from Bikol Central tahi →