Where does “paroy” come from?

paroy (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pajay, from Proto-Austronesian pajay — paddy rice unmilled, rice plants.

Ancestry of “paroy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpajaypaddy unmilled rice, rice plant
2Proto-Austronesianpajaypaddy rice unmilled, rice plants

Words derived from “paroy”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pajay →