Where does “patay” come from?

patay (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

patay (Cebuano): cadaver, corpse; carcass; fatality

Definitions

  1. cadaver, corpse; carcass; fatality

Ancestry of “patay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
2Proto-AustronesianaCay—

Words derived from “patay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →
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