Where does “pait pa sa apdo” come from?

pait pa sa apdo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

pait pa sa apdo (Cebuano): Intensely, overwhelmingly, or unbearably bitter to the taste. Used literally to describe foods, traditional medicines, or substances with an incredibly harsh, sharp, or foul flavor profile

Definitions

  1. Intensely, overwhelmingly, or unbearably bitter to the taste. Used literally to describe foods, traditional medicines, or substances with an incredibly harsh, sharp, or foul flavor profile

Ancestry of “pait pa sa apdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa
4Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa