Where does “kamatayon” come from?

kamatayon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano matay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

kamatayon (Cebuano): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “kamatayon”, step by step

kamatayon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano matay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomatayoh really
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Cebuano ka- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -on—

via Hiligaynon matay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonmatayto die
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →Every word from Cebuano matay →