Where does “malapati” come from?

malapati (Maguindanao) comes from Malay merpati, from Sanskrit पारापत.

malapati (Maguindanao): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

Ancestry of “malapati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerpatipigeon
2Sanskritपारापत—
Every word from Sanskrit पारापत →Every word from Malay merpati →
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