Where does “palay” come from?

palay (Chavacano) comes from Tagalog palay, from Austronesian *pajay.

palay (Chavacano): rice plant

Definitions

  1. rice plant

Ancestry of “palay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpalayrice plant
2Austronesian*pajay—
Every word from Austronesian *pajay →Every word from Tagalog palay →