Where does “ato” come from?
ato (Isnag) comes from Proto-Philippine asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu.
ato (Isnag): dog
Ancestry of “ato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Philippine | asu | dog |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | asu | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | asu | — |