Where does “pamayotay” come from?

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

pamayotay (Cebuano): someone, especially a straight man or boy, who...

Definitions

  1. someone, especially a straight man or boy, who...

Ancestry of “pamayotay”, step by step

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