Where does “pailog” come from?

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

pailog (Cebuano): the act of throwing money, candy or other items at a crowd, e.g., a wedding bouquet toss or making it rain

Definitions

  1. the act of throwing money, candy or other items at a crowd, e.g., a wedding bouquet toss or making it rain

Ancestry of “pailog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa-do something for something to
2Proto-Philippinepa-
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-
4Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa-Every word from Cebuano pa-Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-
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