Where does “pakamatyan” come from?

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

pakamatyan (Cebuano): to die for someone, something or a cause

Definitions

  1. to die for someone, something or a cause

Ancestry of “pakamatyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopakamatayto commit suicide
2Cebuanopa-do something for something to
3Proto-Philippinepa-—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
5Proto-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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