Where does “pamisti” come from?

pamisti (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pisti, from Spanish peste, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

pamisti (Cebuano): the manner in which one dresses

Definitions

  1. the manner in which one dresses

Ancestry of “pamisti”, step by step

pamisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopistipest; nuisance; Used as an expression similar to...
2Spanishpesteplague; contagious disease; reek, unpleasant or...
3Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

via Cebuano bisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobistian article of clothing
Every word from Latin pestis
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