Where does “pahiyom” come from?

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

pahiyom (Cebuano): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “pahiyom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa-do something for something to
2Proto-Philippinepa-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pahiyom”

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