Where does “kayata” come from?

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

kayata (Cebuano): imperative of kayat

Definitions

  1. imperative of kayat

Ancestry of “kayata”, step by step

kayata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kayat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokayatcoitus; sexual intercourse; to fuck; to have sex;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
3Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

via Cebuano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa

Words derived from “kayata

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaCEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀatEvery word from Cebuano kayat