Where does “apat” come from?
apat (Cuyunon) comes from Proto-Philippine əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
apat (Cuyunon): four
Ancestry of “apat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | əpat | four |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |