Where does “patayng yawa” come from?

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

patayng yawa (Cebuano): used as an intensifier, same as fuck!

Definitions

  1. used as an intensifier, same as fuck!

Ancestry of “patayng yawa”, step by step

patayng yawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopataycadaver, corpse; carcass; fatality
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Cebuano yawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoyawaa devil; the devil; an imp
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Cebuano patay →