Where does “kayat” come from?

kayat (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC — to bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

kayat (Cebuano): coitus; sexual intercourse; to fuck; to have sex;...

Definitions

  1. coitus; sexual intercourse; to fuck; to have sex;...

Ancestry of “kayat”, step by step

kayat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
2Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

via Ilocano ayat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocanoayatlove; delight; liking; pleasure
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianayatto threaten

Words derived from “kayat”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀat →