Etymology Explorer › Cebuano

Where does “papilit” come from?

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

papilit (Cebuano): a sticker; an adhesive label or decal; glue; a...

Definitions

  1. a sticker; an adhesive label or decal; glue; a...

Ancestry of “papilit”, step by step

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