Where does “pat” come from?

pat (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Philippine əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

pat (Maguindanao): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “pat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineəpatfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Philippine əpat →