Where does “Gatus” come from?

Gatus (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano gatos, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus — hundred.

Ancestry of “Gatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogatoshundred
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀatushundred
3Proto-AustronesianʀaCushundred
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus →Every word from Cebuano gatos →