Where does “pakamatay” come from?

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

pakamatay (Cebuano): to commit suicide

Definitions

  1. to commit suicide

Ancestry of “pakamatay”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pakamatay”

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