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Where does “pasaylo” come from?

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

pasaylo (Cebuano): to forgive; to pardon; to absolve; to set free,...

Definitions

  1. to forgive; to pardon; to absolve; to set free,...

Ancestry of “pasaylo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopa-do something for something to
2Proto-Philippinepa-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
4Proto-Austronesianpa-—
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