Where does “managatay” come from?

managatay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano dagat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

managatay (Cebuano): a fisherman

Definitions

  1. a fisherman

Ancestry of “managatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodagatthe sea; the ocean; the beach; the coast; the...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀatEvery word from Cebuano dagat