Where does “patya” come from?

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

patya (Cebuano): imperative of patay

Definitions

  1. imperative of patay

Ancestry of “patya”, step by step

patya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano patay

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

via Cebuano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Cebuano patay →