Where does “tigpayuhot” come from?

tigpayuhot (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano payuhot, from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

tigpayuhot (Cebuano): a trafficker, especially a drug trafficker; a...

Definitions

  1. a trafficker, especially a drug trafficker; a...

Ancestry of “tigpayuhot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopayuhotto traffic; to smuggle
2Cebuanopa-do something for something to
3Proto-Philippinepa-—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
5Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Cebuano pa- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa- →