Where does “lunod patay” come from?

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

lunod patay (Cebuano): diehard

Definitions

  1. diehard

Ancestry of “lunod patay”, step by step

lunod patay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patay

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

via Cebuano lunod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolunodto sink; to descend or submerge into a liquid or...
2Proto-Philippinelunud—
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