Where does “palita” come from?

palita (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

palita (Cebuano): a trowel

Definitions

  1. a trowel

Ancestry of “palita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
2Proto-Austronesian*-a—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-a →Every word from Cebuano -a →