Where does “pa-” come from?

pa- (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pa- (Cebuano): do something for something to

Definitions

  1. do something for something to

Ancestry of “pa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinepa-—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pa-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →Every word from Proto-Philippine pa- →