Where does “tigpautang” come from?
tigpautang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pautang, from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.
tigpautang (Cebuano): a person who lends money and charges interest,...
Definitions
- a person who lends money and charges interest,...
Ancestry of “tigpautang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | pautang | To loan |
| 2 | Cebuano | pa- | do something for something to |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | pa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pa- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | — |