Where does “himatyon” come from?

himatyon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano patay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

himatyon (Cebuano): dying; moribund

Definitions

  1. dying; moribund

Ancestry of “himatyon”, step by step

himatyon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopataycadaver, corpse; carcass; fatality
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Cebuano hi- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohi- -on—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →