Where does “pagpatay” come from?

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

pagpatay (Cebuano): a killing; an instance of someone being killed

Definitions

  1. a killing; an instance of someone being killed

Ancestry of “pagpatay”, step by step

pagpatay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patay

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

via Tagalog patay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpataythe dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Cebuano patay →