Where does “makaupat” come from?

makaupat (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano upat, from Proto-Philippine əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

makaupat (Cebuano): four times

Definitions

  1. four times

Ancestry of “makaupat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoupatfour
2Proto-Philippineəpatfour
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Philippine əpat →