Where does “pasaka” come from?

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

pasaka (Cebuano): vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight...

Definitions

  1. vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight...

Ancestry of “pasaka”, 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-
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