Where does “yatap” come from?

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

yatap (Cebuano): to drop dead

Definitions

  1. to drop dead

Ancestry of “yatap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopataycadaver, corpse; carcass; fatality
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Cebuano patay →