Where does “balay patigayon” come from?

balay patigayon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano patigayon, from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

balay patigayon (Cebuano): a business establishment

Definitions

  1. a business establishment

Ancestry of “balay patigayon”, step by step

balay patigayon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patigayon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopatigayontrade; commerce
2Cebuanopa-do something for something to
3Proto-Philippinepa-—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
5Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Cebuano balay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalaya house
2Proto-Philippinebalayhouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →
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