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Where does “pamasin” come from?

pamasin (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.

pamasin (Cebuano): the act of gambling with very little, barely...

Definitions

  1. the act of gambling with very little, barely...

Ancestry of “pamasin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa-do something for something to
2Proto-Philippinepa-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →